MIGHT in a Sentence

Learn MIGHT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
386 example sentences for MIGHT, such as:
1. He thought you might be offended.
2. I might go along to the party later.
3. If the beard were all, the goat might preach.
4. Love will not yield to all the might of wealth.
5. I was worried that the animal might charge at us.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of MIGHT
might
 n.  physical strength
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  Shall I create another like yourself, whose joint wickedness might desolate the world.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
2  You, perhaps, regard her as your sister, without any wish that she might become your wife.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
3  Nay, Henry might stand between me and the intrusion of my foe.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
4  I was agonized with the idea of the possibility that the reverse of this might happen.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
5  I often refused to accompany him, alleging another engagement, that I might remain alone.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
6  He might remain in Switzerland and wreak his vengeance on my relatives.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
7  I shuddered to think who might be the next victim sacrificed to his insatiate revenge.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
8  However, it was hardly morning, and I might reasonably hope to arrive by night.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
9  She might have the decency not to telephone him at dinner-time.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
10  Tom deferred that much to the sensibilities of those East Eggers who might be on the train.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
11  "I thought you might be here," she responded absently as I came up.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
12  He thought you might be offended.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
13  It wouldn't take up much of your time and you might pick up a nice bit of money.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
14  He might think he saw a connection in it--he might think anything.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
15  He might have despised himself, for he had certainly taken her under false pretenses.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
Example Sentence: (184 in 13 pages)
1  Peter might look a bit fierce, but actually he's fairly harmless.
2  If she'd only stop nagging at me, I might actually help.
3  Surprising as it might seem, some tourists actually enjoy the British weather.
4  Donna might be able to come tomorrow, but it's very unlikely.
5  With a lot of training, we might be able to lick the team into shape in time for next year's games.
6  The gallant soldiers lost their lives so that peace might reign again.
7  When the typhoon struck, we were afraid our ship might not be able to weather the storm.
8  His wife would not be able to cope and might suffer a nervous breakdown.
9  If the beard were all, the goat might preach.
10  Love will not yield to all the might of wealth.
11  I might go along to the party later.
12  I was worried that the animal might charge at us.
13  The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.
14  It is arguable that this was not as grave a handicap as it might appear.
15  He is described as a Texas oil millionaire and environmentalist, which might appear to be self-contradictory.