meant

Example Sentences

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Meant to be all-powerful and spellbinding, he comes across as merely eccentric.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

As such, I wanted to get down a few brief thoughts about What It Has All Meant.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2025

Meant as a temporary measure, the so-called Nixon shock of 1971 caused the dollar to drop, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates established after the end of World War II.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Meant to represent the pair's hack-and-slash attitude toward the federal government, it instead gave Musk the opportunity to groan and shout while awkwardly waving a power tool.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025

“By the way. Meant to ask. How does your pop earn his filthy lucre?”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt