Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
Personal loss, memories, or maybe the flicker of anticipation that once existed for Elder Scrolls VI’s release, which, according to the latest update, is nowhere near completion.
—Richard Newby, Time, 6 Dec. 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
Miami won a Week 1 head-to-head meeting, but Notre Dame has been ahead of Miami since the CFP rankings began — though the gap continues to close and could shrink even more if Saturday’s results are enough for BYU, and maybe even Alabama, to slip behind both.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
Personal loss, memories, or maybe the flicker of anticipation that once existed for Elder Scrolls VI’s release, which, according to the latest update, is nowhere near completion.
—Richard Newby, Time, 6 Dec. 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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