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Examples of maybe in a Sentence
Adverb
maybe we can make it to the concert, if we hurry
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
So that prison riot happened, and maybe it was incited by Archie himself as a means to get out of prison and come back and finish off another loose end, which was Dr. Sullivan.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 June 2024
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
Those are three maybes for a team that had the luxury of depending on Kevin Zeitler the last three seasons.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
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Adverb
In Monteverdi’s day and before, mashups were known as quodlibets or, maybe, ensaladas: folk tunes and chants curiously combined to produce something new and different.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
So that prison riot happened, and maybe it was incited by Archie himself as a means to get out of prison and come back and finish off another loose end, which was Dr. Sullivan.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 20 June 2024
Noun
The truth is a compilation of the maybes for a Knicks team now facing elimination after a disappointing 116-103 loss to the Pacers in Game 6 on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
Those are three maybes for a team that had the luxury of depending on Kevin Zeitler the last three seasons.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Maybe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maybe. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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