maybe

Example Sentences

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Later that evening, she was thinking about going to the theater, or maybe the opera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

Also a little grim, and precisely the kind of zinger that would lead a person to think that maybe that sad uncle at the cookout is flying solo for a very good reason.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

"I think I've done everything I needed to do today, under circumstances that weren't maybe as good for me as they were in the second round," Djokovic added.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

I enjoy it when it’s not fully light out, maybe making myself a coffee or taking a walk to this place called Project Bloom Coffee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

So maybe seeing a piece of the future doesn’t sound as strange to Aunt J as it might to others.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold