Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Tuffy’s performance just about shut down what Eagles (9-12-1) head coach Katie Crowley called maybe their most complete game of the year yet.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Below is a breakdown of how that world might look, taking the academy sensibility at face value but mixing in some what-ifs and maybes to keep things interesting.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
The narrator is a bandmate—a disciple, maybe—recalling his frontman, his leader.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Tuffy’s performance just about shut down what Eagles (9-12-1) head coach Katie Crowley called maybe their most complete game of the year yet.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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
Below is a breakdown of how that world might look, taking the academy sensibility at face value but mixing in some what-ifs and maybes to keep things interesting.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 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 19 Jan. 2026.
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