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How do you use Maybe in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like possibly or perchance, plus the exact meaning.

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Maybe in a sentence

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Maybe | Mayberry | Maybelline | Maybell | Maybelle | Maybes | Maybee | Maybellene

Maybe meaning

  1. Perhaps, possibly.
  2. Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).
  3. Certainly.

Synonyms of Maybe

possibly perchance perhaps mayhap peradventure

Related words

Other words often associated with Maybe or its synonyms:

doubtfulness uncertainty impossibly doubt potentially dubiousness

Using Maybe

  • The main meaning on this page is: Perhaps, possibly. | Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement). | Certainly.
  • Useful related words include: possibly, perchance, perhaps, mayhap.
  • In the example corpus, maybe often appears in combinations such as: maybe it, or maybe, maybe just.

Context around Maybe

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 16 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

better 2× months 2× too 1× burnout 1× involved 1× volleyball 1× safe 1× mood 1× zoom 1× skype 1×

Often after:

zoom 1× skype 1× two 1× mtawarira 1× zimbabwe 1× israelis 1× now 1× 100 1× start 1×

Sentence patterns with Maybe

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

maybe it s 2× 100 people maybe a few 1× academic burnout maybe i wasn 1× academic or maybe they re 1× activist or maybe they re 1× best and maybe his recent 1× bit since maybe the heavy 1× brake and maybe start to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

maybe it s 2× and i think 1× and they don 1× if our country 1× maybe he s 1× maybe it was 1×

Common sentence endings:

caddie for answers 1× defenders of children 1× do something else 1× even four years 1× great rugby nations 1× is looking unimpressive 1×

Words around Maybe

Just before it in the word index:

maybank 22 maybachs 2 maybach 21 mayawati 63 mayasich 3 mayas 3

Just after it in the word index:

maybee 2 maybell 5 maybelle 5 maybellene 2 maybelline 11 mayberry 43

Similar in corpus frequency:

feature 10.200 challenge 10.188 perhaps 10.178 paul 10.163 science 10.153 parties 10.132

Corpus analysis for Maybe

  • In this selection, "maybe" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, better, months, too, zoom, skype and two stand out and add context to how "maybe" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include maybe it s, 100 people maybe a few and except maybe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "maybe" sits close to words such as feature, challenge and perhaps, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with maybe

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Maybe, maybe, and maybe. (4 words)

Maybe Zoom, maybe Skype, maybe some other such thing. (9 words)

Maybe he’s better, maybe he’s worse, maybe he doesn’t pitch at all. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Maybe our goals in life are different, just maybe, maybe our individual purposes in life are different too, maybe these folks get a kick from driving down a potholed road and seeing a sea of poverty whilst in these million dollar cars. (42 words)

And just was curious you felt like it was still ratcheting higher in terms of what you're seeing promotional activity in your markets or is it -- maybe it adds a little bit since maybe the heavy period of late May? (41 words)

After all, that is what politicians do best, and maybe his recent U-turns mean his party’s, government’s and nation’s green pledges are being sacrificed in return for a few votes or maybe more. (37 words)

Question examples

And just was curious you felt like it was still ratcheting higher in terms of what you're seeing promotional activity in your markets or is it -- maybe it adds a little bit since maybe the heavy period of late May? (41 words)

Exclamation examples

If our country had been governed well, maybe, just maybe Mtawarira could still be in Zimbabwe and who knows, maybe Zimbabwe could also be counted amongst the great rugby nations! (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

Maybe our goals in life are different, just maybe, maybe our individual purposes in life are different too, maybe these folks get a kick from driving down a potholed road and seeing a sea of poverty whilst in these million dollar cars.

Maybe it was academic burnout; maybe I wasn’t vibing with the professor; or maybe I simply took one too many shortcuts.

Maybe the hockey team gets involved, maybe it’s women’s volleyball, maybe it’s wrestling.

Maybe it’s just me, maybe it’s the times we’re living in, or maybe it’s a post-Hollywood strike malaise, but the summer TV lineup is looking unimpressive.

Maybe you didn’t feel safe, maybe you weren’t actually in the mood, maybe your partner wasn’t right for you.

Maybe Zoom, maybe Skype, maybe some other such thing.

We have always rebounded, things have gotten better, maybe in six months, maybe two months, maybe in a year, sometimes even four years.

And they don’t know what that’s going to mean, and maybe it means they start out becoming an activist or maybe they’re an academic or maybe they’re a civil servant or whatever.

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If our country had been governed well, maybe, just maybe Mtawarira could still be in Zimbabwe and who knows, maybe Zimbabwe could also be counted amongst the great rugby nations!

Maybe he’s better, maybe he’s worse, maybe he doesn’t pitch at all.

Maybe it’s real-world politics piquing people’s interest; maybe it’s streaming platforms encouraging North Americans to sample something foreign; maybe Israelis’ intense emotions just work well on the small screen.

Maybe, maybe, and maybe.

Maybe now worldwide, maybe 100 people, maybe a few 100 people are looking at that.

Maybe their hand goes over their mouth like they just saw a crazy twist in their favorite TV show, maybe they look to the heavens, or maybe they ask their caddie for answers.

Maybe she knows something we don’t, maybe she was going to say something about “due process,” maybe she would have told me to butt out.

Maybe they don’t trust teachers, maybe they think they are irresponsible, or maybe they just think they would be ineffective as defenders of children.

Maybe they’ll look to trade up using those picks, maybe they’ll dangle one or both of them as bait to get an established player, maybe they’ll use them to do something else.

After all, that is what politicians do best, and maybe his recent U-turns mean his party’s, government’s and nation’s green pledges are being sacrificed in return for a few votes or maybe more.

And I think there was an expectation that maybe the Fed would take its foot off the brake and maybe start to ease at some point.

And just was curious you felt like it was still ratcheting higher in terms of what you're seeing promotional activity in your markets or is it -- maybe it adds a little bit since maybe the heavy period of late May?

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Common combinations with maybe

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "maybe" in a sentence?
An example: "Maybe our goals in life are different, just maybe, maybe our individual purposes in life are different too, maybe these folks get a kick from driving down a potholed road and seeing a sea of poverty whilst in these million dollar cars." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "maybe" from authentic English texts.
What does "maybe" mean?
Maybe means: Perhaps, possibly.
What are synonyms of "maybe"?
Common synonyms of "maybe" include: possibly, perchance, perhaps, mayhap, peradventure.
How many example sentences with "maybe" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "maybe", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.