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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a definite maybe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express uncertainty or indecision, indicating that something is likely but not guaranteed.
Example: "When asked if he would attend the party, he replied with a definite maybe, leaving everyone unsure of his plans."
Alternatives: "a strong possibility" or "a likely maybe".
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Call that a definite maybe.
So it's a definite maybe.
The answer is a definite maybe.
That's a definite maybe from Lee In-cheol, the company's vice president for international sales.
Thiel said he left with four unofficial commitments and a definite maybe.
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The answer to that question is a very definite maybe.
(Bloomberg) The Grand Prix of America, which would pit Formula One drivers against one another on a road course just across the Hudson River from New York City, has suddenly catapulted from "probably not" to "definite maybe," according to a report from the BBC.
Rather like Tian Tian, the Edinburgh zoo panda who stubbornly refuses to sleep with the first chap offered up, they tease and tantalise the doorstepping canvassers with definite maybes.
Frequent monitoring of susceptibility patterns of MRSA and the formulation of a definite antibiotic policy maybe helpful in decreasing the incidence of MRSA infection.
The auctioneer asked, "Is that a definite no or a maybe no?" Zwirner kept shaking his head.
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