Synonyms
Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
Recent Examples on the Web
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
At the dawn of the Holocene, the global population was maybe four million—barely enough to fill a city like Sydney or St. Petersburg.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
Partner’s three hearts is a try for game (or maybe his first bid to look for slam).
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Something so trivial invokes incredible sadness and thoughts of comparison, maybe jealousy.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Indy’s litter-fighting collective Initiation to the Gripper Gang involves a 5-gallon bucket, a grip extender and maybe some decent walking shoes.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
Texas is first up EAGLE PASS, Texas − Maverick County International Airport in Eagle Pass, Texas, usually sees maybe three private planes a day.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Airbnb opened multiple threads with you without closing them, which added to the complexity of this case and maybe delayed your resolution.
—Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Larry doesn’t have time for that, and unleashes what is essentially the maxim for the entire series — and maybe David’s entire career.
—Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 27 July 2023
Imagine minimizing ad spend on maybes and maximizing definitive fans.
—Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2023
But panicking, or fretting over what ifs and maybes several months down the road, is pointless.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
Clutching his whip count of yeses, noes and maybes, Mr. McConnell appeared to be suggesting that undecided senators needed to make up their minds and join the majority of their colleagues in opposing witnesses.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2020
Maybe Apple will redesign the keyboard or maybe Intel will finally deliver a better processor or maybe, well, there are a lot of maybes.
—Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 17 July 2019
But that’s a lot of maybes to receive in return for an MVP finalist and perennial DPOY candidate.
—Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 6 July 2019
My heart accelerated through all the scenes of waiting, by the phone and at the doctor's office, the shots, the treatment plans, the maybe, maybe, maybes, and sorry, sorry, sorrys.
—Elissa Strauss, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2018
But those maybes had always been accompanied by a long list of reasons why a virus wouldn't work.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 July 2018
Adverb
Arizona’s strangest museum — or maybe just its rustiest — clings to a hill high above the Verde Valley.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
At the dawn of the Holocene, the global population was maybe four million—barely enough to fill a city like Sydney or St. Petersburg.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
Partner’s three hearts is a try for game (or maybe his first bid to look for slam).
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Something so trivial invokes incredible sadness and thoughts of comparison, maybe jealousy.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Indy’s litter-fighting collective Initiation to the Gripper Gang involves a 5-gallon bucket, a grip extender and maybe some decent walking shoes.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
Texas is first up EAGLE PASS, Texas − Maverick County International Airport in Eagle Pass, Texas, usually sees maybe three private planes a day.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Airbnb opened multiple threads with you without closing them, which added to the complexity of this case and maybe delayed your resolution.
—Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Larry doesn’t have time for that, and unleashes what is essentially the maxim for the entire series — and maybe David’s entire career.
—Esther Zuckerman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
Noun
Line up all of those maybes—improbable as each one is—and maybe Grusch has a compelling story to tell.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 27 July 2023
Imagine minimizing ad spend on maybes and maximizing definitive fans.
—Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2023
But panicking, or fretting over what ifs and maybes several months down the road, is pointless.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
Clutching his whip count of yeses, noes and maybes, Mr. McConnell appeared to be suggesting that undecided senators needed to make up their minds and join the majority of their colleagues in opposing witnesses.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2020
Maybe Apple will redesign the keyboard or maybe Intel will finally deliver a better processor or maybe, well, there are a lot of maybes.
—Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 17 July 2019
But that’s a lot of maybes to receive in return for an MVP finalist and perennial DPOY candidate.
—Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, 6 July 2019
My heart accelerated through all the scenes of waiting, by the phone and at the doctor's office, the shots, the treatment plans, the maybe, maybe, maybes, and sorry, sorry, sorrys.
—Elissa Strauss, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2018
But those maybes had always been accompanied by a long list of reasons why a virus wouldn't work.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 July 2018
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maybe. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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