Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
At the beach, maybe, at a barbecue or whatever place sets fireworks pinwheeling through your holiday-happy mind.
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Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
That's still one too many maybes when $50 million is at stake.
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Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Adverb
Many of the people on the Oregon Trail, their families had just come from Europe a generation before their parents or maybe their grandparents.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
At the beach, maybe, at a barbecue or whatever place sets fireworks pinwheeling through your holiday-happy mind.
—
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Noun
That’s another $263 million for three maybes.
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Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2026
That's still one too many maybes when $50 million is at stake.
—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maybe. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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