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 just want his time inside to actually mean something," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

But over the past year it has come to mean something entirely different, namely that companies just doing pilots aren’t doing anything valuable with AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

I didn’t think much of it at the time, but it must mean something to her, if she carried it all the way.from the Abnegation sector to Erudite headquarters to keep on her bedside table.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth