Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
From what might be the world's largest spider web to a dog's unique way of going upstairs, this week's headlines left us speechless, and maybe a bit squirmish.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 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
In fact, Thanksgiving, along with Christmas and New Year’s Day, all see an uptick in those dangerous driving habits, but the fourth Thursday of November, when so many families travel long distances to gather together over turkey, stuffing or maybe mac and cheese, sees the most worrisome surge.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025
From what might be the world's largest spider web to a dog's unique way of going upstairs, this week's headlines left us speechless, and maybe a bit squirmish.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 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
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maybe. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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