How to Use maybe in a Sentence

maybe

1 of 2 adverb

• And maybe there's a chance to have things calm down for a moment.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
• Or, hang on, maybe life is a chrysalis, a labyrinth, or a box of chocolates.
  — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
• That whole idea, which of course maybe made sense in like 1969, just didn’t work out.
  — George Musser, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
• The cancer might come back in three years, five years, maybe 10 years.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023
• The bow appeared to be longer than her dress by maybe an inch or two.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 6 Oct. 2023
• Take some time for yourself and maybe even take a hot bath.
  — Laura Berman, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
• The same can be said for the folks behind the whiskey, although maybe on a micro scale.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2023
• The goal would be maybe a little bit of rest, a little more fun.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 14 Jan. 2024
• Best of all, there was nothing on the agenda but a bit of tea—and maybe champagne.
  — Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2024
• Take care of my skin, a flick of an eyeliner, maybe a red lip.
  — Chloe King, Vogue, 26 July 2023
• But expect to see it back for the finale and maybe the reunion as well over the next few weeks.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• If your husband or wife has a big mouth, maybe don't tell them too early in the process.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2023
• But maybe that hasn’t happened—and your boss’s gruff, blunt style is getting to you.
  — TIME, 18 Oct. 2023
• So maybe the coach is evolving…even if his team isn’t quite there yet.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
• Horses used the warning track to stretch their legs, ranging from a walk to a trot, maybe even a lope.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• Plus, hopefully, viewers will have a lot of fun along the way, and maybe shed a tear or two.
  — Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
• Or maybe Abreu was the lucky one to avoid being blamed for this Sox disaster.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2023
• Who knows, maybe Aerojet's managers will work for free for a few years.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
• Except maybe now, the musical biopic has become the go-to genre.
  — Jake Coyle, Quartz, 18 Feb. 2024
• That maybe suggests that we should be concerned about this, no?
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2023
• So many big things have happened that maybe people would’ve thought were too big for me.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
• That was maybe one of the reasons that I hadn’t been considered before.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2023
• Or maybe just Simon and Garfunkel goes back on tour the same way that Taylor Swift does.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
• And maybe add a framed map so that they can really get lost in the details and forget all about you.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, House Beautiful, 20 June 2023
• But maybe stick to the measurements in the following recipes for pie success.
  — Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• But with seat space getting tighter almost by the day, maybe the idea is ready for primetime.
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
• Trina had overdosed and hit her head, or been beaten by her boyfriend (not for the first time), or maybe both.
  — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
• But there could be something in the works and something maybe happening, maybe.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• To treat patients faster, maybe doctors should go directly to the scene.
  — Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
• And maybe that's why my stories in general have a sort of redeeming quality.
  — Marcela Davison Aviles, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024

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maybe

2 of 2 noun

• What was left in the West was a collection of maybes or could-have-beens.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• There are a lot of ifs and maybes, but his desire to play with the Rangers isn’t either.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 24 Dec. 2017
• That is a lot of maybes in exchange for a three-time all-star and 2017 all-NBA player.
  — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 23 June 2017
• There are too many maybes involved and the cost to taxpayers is too high.
  — Cincinnati.com, 5 July 2017
• One has extremely short odds, a few are maybes, and one is a long shot that we're bound by celebrity law to include.
  — Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal, 14 Sep. 2017
• That’s a lot of ifs, maybes and calculations, something that few people in any corner wish to have more of in a program that is already confounding.
  — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 23 May 2018
• With enough maybes, investors won’t have to worry about prosaic matters like Lyft stealing away riders and drivers.
  — Owen Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
• That December, the TSO called her about performing her hits with the venerable institution, and there were no maybes.
  — Karen Bliss, Billboard, 18 June 2017
• What was left in the West was a collection of maybes or could-have-beens.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• There are a lot of ifs and maybes, but his desire to play with the Rangers isn’t either.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 24 Dec. 2017
• That is a lot of maybes in exchange for a three-time all-star and 2017 all-NBA player.
  — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 23 June 2017
• There are too many maybes involved and the cost to taxpayers is too high.
  — Cincinnati.com, 5 July 2017
• One has extremely short odds, a few are maybes, and one is a long shot that we're bound by celebrity law to include.
  — Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The Courier-Journal, 14 Sep. 2017
• That’s a lot of ifs, maybes and calculations, something that few people in any corner wish to have more of in a program that is already confounding.
  — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 23 May 2018
• With enough maybes, investors won’t have to worry about prosaic matters like Lyft stealing away riders and drivers.
  — Owen Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
• That December, the TSO called her about performing her hits with the venerable institution, and there were no maybes.
  — Karen Bliss, Billboard, 18 June 2017

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