mean something
Example Sentences
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Jazz artists "were trying to find a way to express life through our improvisations. The music has got to mean something," Rollins later told National Public Radio.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
That doesn’t mean something similar will happen this time around, but she did note the ERP was approaching a low level that historically has left equity returns struggling to crack double digits.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
"I was able to make his life mean something just by talking about him, by hopefully helping other mothers."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“But you’re not rattling them off. They’re people that mean something to you; that you couldn’t be here without them.”
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026
I’d been Mrs. Obama for the last twelve years, but it was starting to mean something different.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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