Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Ross Kernez, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Or look like one, either, except maybe for the many things that old people and I have in common, such as the mysterious and sudden appearance of too much skin around my neck, and weird curly growths that appear under my chin.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
In Sumner’s mind, loyalty to the American flag had no ifs, buts, or maybes.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Adverb
Perhaps several years ago, maybe your firm was at the center of a controversy.
—Ross Kernez, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Or look like one, either, except maybe for the many things that old people and I have in common, such as the mysterious and sudden appearance of too much skin around my neck, and weird curly growths that appear under my chin.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
But with 95 games remaining, their season hinges on a disconcerting number of maybes.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
In Sumner’s mind, loyalty to the American flag had no ifs, buts, or maybes.
—Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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