Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
If your goal is to bring a gift that sparks immediate interest — and maybe a little friendly competition — consider this list your White Elephant game plan.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
But that's a lot of maybes in what, at the heart of it, is a pretty straightforward test.
—Chris Haslam, Wired News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
While Kravitz’s winterwear usually trends toward navy and black (maybe a pop of red, here and there), vibrant purple is a new one.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2025
If your goal is to bring a gift that sparks immediate interest — and maybe a little friendly competition — consider this list your White Elephant game plan.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Noun
But a sleight of hand is at work; the maybes of one chapter become the assumptions of the next, and at times contrary evidence is entirely ignored.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
But that's a lot of maybes in what, at the heart of it, is a pretty straightforward test.
—Chris Haslam, Wired News, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maybe
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maybe. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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