Examples of 'may' in a sentence

Meaning of "may"

May is a verb used to express possibility, permission, or wish
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  • To be strong; to have power (over).
  • To be able; can.
  • To be able to go.
  • To have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.

How to use "may" in a sentence

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I may decide to teach you something tomorrow.
Of these uses oratory may serve as an illustration.
This may be helpful if network problems occur.
The key developments may be summarized as follows.
She may resort to the civil judiciary.
Your basal rates may need to be modified.
May not hardship ever defeat them.
Handfuls of people may survive if provisions are made.
I may have taken a stroll with a gent.
Our victory may change your mind.
He may have just moved beyond circumstantial.
Your memory may save your life.
We may ask you to help us track it down.
Proceeds of an offence may be subject to pretrial seizure.
It may be the way he leads almost killed us.

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Preparation in advance may result in food poisoning.
You may lead your people home.
The following lamp caps may be selected.
Communications may have been disrupted by the blast.
Therefore the discrimination may not be accurate.
The latter may also be termed podcasting.
The following displays may appear here.
They may look for them too.
But their obsession may be their undoing.
This fi lm may be removed by carefully lifting at a corner.
Improper handling of the batteries may be hazardous.
The units may be set to different channels.
The effectiveness of the diffusion plate may be.
A death sentence may be substituted by life imprisonment.
May include stock enhancement of wild populations.
Their support may be needed in the future.
May have been the victim of a kiss of death.
House fuse may not be fully engaged.
May be used in institutions where preparations are infrequent.
This process may take several minutes.
I may have underestimated just how upset he was.
Other spirits may make themselves known.
I may take a few minutes of those now.
Amount of dough may exceed maximum capacity.
I may not deserve your help but.
Least expected things may happen in life.
You may wanna look them over.
This is common fighting ground may die.
But there may be quite an interesting reaction.
I do not believe we may have that much.
Dubois may be doing that merely to trap you.
The following message may also appear.
They may stand on furniture or try to undress.
Mishandling of the blades may cause injury.
The following may be recommended to this effect.

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