How to Use maybe in a Sentence

maybe

adverb
  • And maybe there's a chance to have things calm down for a moment.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Or, hang on, maybe life is a chrysalis, a labyrinth, or a box of chocolates.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • That whole idea, which of course maybe made sense in like 1969, just didn’t work out.
    George Musser, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The cancer might come back in three years, five years, maybe 10 years.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The bow appeared to be longer than her dress by maybe an inch or two.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Take some time for yourself and maybe even take a hot bath.
    Laura Berman, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The same can be said for the folks behind the whiskey, although maybe on a micro scale.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The goal would be maybe a little bit of rest, a little more fun.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Best of all, there was nothing on the agenda but a bit of tea—and maybe champagne.
    Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Take care of my skin, a flick of an eyeliner, maybe a red lip.
    Chloe King, Vogue, 26 July 2023
  • But expect to see it back for the finale and maybe the reunion as well over the next few weeks.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • If your husband or wife has a big mouth, maybe don't tell them too early in the process.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2023
  • But maybe that hasn’t happened—and your boss’s gruff, blunt style is getting to you.
    TIME, 18 Oct. 2023
  • So maybe the coach is evolving…even if his team isn’t quite there yet.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Horses used the warning track to stretch their legs, ranging from a walk to a trot, maybe even a lope.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Plus, hopefully, viewers will have a lot of fun along the way, and maybe shed a tear or two.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Or maybe Abreu was the lucky one to avoid being blamed for this Sox disaster.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2023
  • Who knows, maybe Aerojet's managers will work for free for a few years.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
  • Except maybe now, the musical biopic has become the go-to genre.
    Jake Coyle, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024
  • That maybe suggests that we should be concerned about this, no?
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2023
  • So many big things have happened that maybe people would’ve thought were too big for me.
    Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
  • That was maybe one of the reasons that I hadn’t been considered before.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2023
  • Or maybe just Simon and Garfunkel goes back on tour the same way that Taylor Swift does.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
  • And maybe add a framed map so that they can really get lost in the details and forget all about you.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, House Beautiful, 20 June 2023
  • But maybe stick to the measurements in the following recipes for pie success.
    Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But with seat space getting tighter almost by the day, maybe the idea is ready for primetime.
    Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
  • Trina had overdosed and hit her head, or been beaten by her boyfriend (not for the first time), or maybe both.
    Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But there could be something in the works and something maybe happening, maybe.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Meh, maybe not in this case, but that’s what Alabama’s rivals would love to think.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 5 May 2023
  • To treat patients faster, maybe doctors should go directly to the scene.
    Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024

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