Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Many of them were in sociology, because that seemed to be the field of choice for Japanese Americans coming out of the camps, because sociology would maybe tell them what had happened to them.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The Browns have a win-now defense and a bunch of maybes on the offensive side.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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Adverb
Call it artistic expression, or maybe just a Knicks fan too busy jumping for joy to cut the outtakes.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Many of them were in sociology, because that seemed to be the field of choice for Japanese Americans coming out of the camps, because sociology would maybe tell them what had happened to them.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Noun
That's still one too many maybes when $50 million is at stake.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
The Browns have a win-now defense and a bunch of maybes on the offensive side.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maybe. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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