Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Eric Koreen, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Many astronomers think this could happen to Betelgeuse within a million years, maybe even next week.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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
There is plenty of time for Quickley to make his deal value-neutral, or maybe even better.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Many astronomers think this could happen to Betelgeuse within a million years, maybe even next week.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 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
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 10 Jan. 2026.
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