might
[maɪt]
Definition:
1. Physical strength.
2. Used as the past tense of may when reporting what somebody has said.
'might' example sentence:
- She thought the shooting might have been an accident.
- 'I might,' he said enigmatically.
- The might of the army could prove a decisive factor.
- I know Vicky doesn't like the job, but I mightn't find it too bad.
- I heard what might have been an explosion.
- Relatives ring up constantly, not always for the best motives, I might add.
- 'I detest clutter, you know.' — 'I didn't know, but I might have guessed.'
- Insecurity might creep in.
- You might have told me that before!
- America might sell more cars to the islands if they were made with the steering wheel on the right.
- That might merely have been malicious gossip.
- I might get a paper in the town.
- Smoking might be banned totally in most buildings.
- There might be scrapings under his fingernails.
- I might have known I'd find you with some little slut.
- 'How's Jan?' she asked. — 'Bad. As you might expect.'.
- They might have been soldiers in civvies.
- The two countries might go to war.
- .the type of person who might appear in a fashion magazine.
- You might try the gas station down the street.
- He might be useful to us.
- He might be a bore, but he was as quick-witted as a weasel.
- The pills might have helped him, if only he'd taken them regularly.
- Had the bomb dropped over a populated area of the city, there might have been a great deal of damage.
- Might I ask what you're doing here?.
- 'I might never see you again,' she moaned.
- You never know, I might get lucky.
- He might get there in time, but I can't be sure.
- If she had had to give up riding she might have taken up sailing competitively.
- "But we might ruin the stove."—"Who cares?"
- It didn't come as a great surprise to me, I might say.
- She swung the hammer at his head with all her might.
- Might I make a suggestion?.
- I might be accused of being partial.
- And while I'm out you might clean up the kitchen.
- The drivers, as you might imagine, didn't care much for that.
- He said he might come tomorrow.
- Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.
- I was scared that I might be sick.
- It's a long shot, but it just might work.
- I might well regret it later.
- The situation might all too easily have become a disaster.
- Might I use your phone?
- Their foreign policy is based on the principle that 'might is right'.
- Try his home number ─ he might just be there.
- You might try calling the help desk.
- They might be wise to stop advertising on television.
- Don't go—I might need you.
- You might be right.
- Don't go ─ I might need you.
- And who might she be?
- We might buy it but then again we might not.
- I might benefit from getting my teeth fixed.
- I might take a little nap.
- Someone might find out, and that would never do.
- God knows what else they might find.
- Imelda might think she was prying.
- They might not have two cents to rub together, but at least they have a kind of lifestyle that is different.
- She and Simon's father had not given up hope that he might be alive.
- Might I ask what you're doing here?
- Certain people might disagree with this.
- Tighter trade restrictions might cramp economic growth.
- I thought we might go for a drive on Sunday.