Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Emile Nuh, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
If Democrats don’t look away, maybe the public won’t, either.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2024
Don’t rely on maybes or the remote possibilities others suggest.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Adverb
The 40-yard dash is probably going to be ridiculous, maybe even in the 4.5-second range, which would be nuts for a guy that size.
—Emile Nuh, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
If Democrats don’t look away, maybe the public won’t, either.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
This is the season of second guessing on the left, a time of what-ifs and maybes.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2024
Don’t rely on maybes or the remote possibilities others suggest.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maybe. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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