How to use "may" in a sentence

We may need it later."

"Professor, may I show you something?"

"No person held to service or labor in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall in consequence of any law or regulation therein be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due."

Again, if the United States be not a government proper, but an association of States in the nature of contract merely, can it, as a contract, be peaceably unmade by less than all the parties who made it? One party to a contract may violate it - break it, so to speak; but does it not require all to lawfully rescind it?

The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere

While the strict legal right may exist in the government to enforce the exercise of these offices, the attempt to do so would be so irritating, and so nearly impracticable withal, that I deem it better to forego for the time the uses of such offices.

To those, however, who really love the Union may I not speak?

But no organic law can ever be framed with a provision specifically applicable to every question which may occur in practical administration

For instance, why may not any portion of a new confederacy a year or two hence arbitrarily secede again, precisely as portions of the present Union now claim to secede from it? All who cherish disunion sentiments are now being educated to the exact temper of doing this."

And while it is obviously possible that such decision may be erroneous in any given case, still the evil effect following it, being limited to that particular case, with the chance that it may be overruled and never become a precedent for other cases, can better be borne than could the evils of a different practice.

It is a duty from which they may not shrink to decide cases properly brought before them, and it is no fault of theirs if others seek to turn their decisions to political purposes.

A husband and wife may be divorced, and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other; but the different parts of our country cannot do this.

Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not that we be not judged

He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offence came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a Living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope - fervently do we pray - that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away

With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan - to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.

On the contrary, I have said it repeatedly to my countrymen that violence, whatever end it may serve in Europe, will never serve us in India.

So long as the Government spells injustice, it may regard me as its enemy, implacable enemy.

We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths

And it is to be hoped that the normal balance of executive and legislative authority may be wholly equal, wholly adequate to meet the unprecedented task before us

But it may be that an unprecedented demand and need for un delayed action may call for temporary departure from that normal balance of public procedure.

I am prepared under my constitutional duty to recommend the measures that a stricken nation in the midst of a stricken world may require

These measures, or such other measures as the Congress may build out of its experience and wisdom, I shall seek, within my constitutional authority, to bring to speedy adoption.

To those people in the huts and villages across the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them, help themselves, for whatever period is required - not because the communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right.

To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations, our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace, we renew our pledge of support - to prevent it from becoming merely a forum for invective - to strengthen its shield of the new and the weak - and to enlarge the area in which its writ may run.

And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavor, not a new balance of power, but a new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved.

'Mr Sampson, may I ask you something?' he suddenly enquired

'Please, Monsieur, may I have my coin?'

'They may have to cut off her arm.'

'My father said that we may have to leave,' she replied.

If that rose fruit came from outside, who knows what may be possible."

That means there may be cells, too

She may be rather strange at first, but don't worry about that

'She may not like me at first, of course.'

'She may try to make things unpleasant for you,' Beatrice went on

'He may be hurt.'

'Maxim may be some time,' Frank told me

'They may have to go over the evidence again.'

Maxim may want me.' He got quickly back into the car again and drove away.

I've a note here that may interest you

She may understand it,' Colonel Julyan said

You may have read the report in the papers.'

'We may not need it,' said Colonel Julyan

There may be some talk, but I'll make sure that people hear about Dr Baker.'

Someday I may also be a mother again

He may have leaned toward her, or perhaps she tilted toward him

"There may not be time," he said.

She may be trying to protect him

'After that, you may do as you wish.'

'Andre, may I come in?' I said.

'She and Dr Haydock may be old friends,' said Mrs Price Ridley.

'Don't you think, Miss Marple,' I said, 'that problems may be caused by careless talk?'

'Miss Marple may be wrong.'

'He may have forgotten about it.'

'But if there was an argument,' I argued, 'the shot may have been fired in sudden anger, and Lawrence might have been very upset afterwards about what he had done.'

But it's a strange illness - the whole character may change after it.'

She said, "By this time tomorrow night, you may be dead." So when I heard about the murder, I said to Rose, "It's her who did it!"'

I have learned something that I think may be important

'Miss Marple may have made a mistake.'

'She may,' I said, 'but Miss Marple is usually right

'You may think differently,' said Melchett, 'when you have heard what we now know.' And he quickly told him about Miss Marple's explanation of the crime

It may be that the gases from the firing caused the Martians inconvenience

They may stay in the pit and kill people who come near them, as they cannot get out of it

'He may be lying dead there.'

'I'll sit here,' he said, 'if I may,' and he got up on the front seat

It may be that on Mars they moved around on them quite easily.

Also, strange as it may seem, the Martians were absolutely without sex

Strange as it may seem, I had not thought of things this way, although it was perfectly obvious

'In fact, it may not be so difficult to learn how their fighting- machines work

So when the slow cooling of the sun means that we cannot continue to live on Earth, it may be that life which began here can reach out and continue there.

We may, on the other hand, still be destroyed by the Martians

The future may belong to them and not to us.

It may have nothing to do with what happened afterwards, but I thought that I should mention it.

I may get into trouble.'

He may be able to speak to someone in your government office so that after the baby is born you can keep your job there.'

It may be the most important topic, because women can only be equal to men if they have an equal education.

This may mean that higher numbers of women will vote in the future.