Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
There’s some good in it, maybe some bad in it.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
In Sumner’s mind, loyalty to the American flag had no ifs, buts, or maybes.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Adverb
But when the two goalkeepers were wearing the shirt numbers five and eight, maybe that was to be expected.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
There’s some good in it, maybe some bad in it.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
But with 95 games remaining, their season hinges on a disconcerting number of maybes.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
In Sumner’s mind, loyalty to the American flag had no ifs, buts, or maybes.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maybe. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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