maybe

Example Sentences

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She threw away an old pan, thinking maybe she had burned some grease on it while cooking chicken that day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

"The pope is maybe the only person who can awaken the conscience a little bit of all the people who have harmed this territory," local worshipper Giuseppina De Francesco, 60, told AFP.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

And Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton, a smooth mover and passer but maybe not quite intense enough for Tuchel's liking, might just be the most disappointed of all.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But maybe we can still take a break from him.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

I want to sleep so that maybe by the time I wake up, my body and heart and soul will have mended themselves without me even having had to do the work.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse