Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Still, the moment that drew the biggest laugh — and maybe the sharpest lesson — came when a student asked the entrepreneur about his first big purchase.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Feb. 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
Sherrill thought maybe her sister, who lived nearby, had taken Shannon to the store.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
Still, the moment that drew the biggest laugh — and maybe the sharpest lesson — came when a student asked the entrepreneur about his first big purchase.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 4 Feb. 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
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maybe. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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