How to Use mean something to (someone) in a Sentence
mean something to (someone)
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His top-10 in the state ought to mean something to get him into state.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 27 May 2022
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So when Leah says to Pope that Daryl used to mean something to her but doesn't anymore, how true is that?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2021
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On the other hand, maybe her comment did mean something to them.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2022
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The idea of playing for coach Mike McDaniel has to mean something to these star players.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
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On the flip side, the bus does mean something to some of us who live here in interior Alaska.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2020
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Stay curious and pursue the things that truly mean something to you.
—WSJ, 18 May 2021
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Those, among many others, are names that should mean something to any reader who cares about the recovery of freedom in the world.
—Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021
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Right now, separated from friends, making the recipes that mean something to them is a deep way to connect.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2020
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That’s part of the DNA at Archie because our characters and stories mean something to people.
—Goldie Chan, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
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In the wake of the career-best debut of her Special album, Lizzo is still finding time to lend her voice to causes that mean something to her.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 July 2022
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Having my records expunged will mean something to my grandchildren and great grandchildren.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2021
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As a 30-something graduate student and professor-to-be, the A-student in me wanted to make Grandpa proud and show him that my academic efforts could mean something to him.
—Melissa Mora Hidalgo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
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From a conversation-starting sweatshirt sold at one of his favorite West Coast restaurants to the labor-of-love cookbooks, these are the gifts that really mean something to Samuelsson this year.
—Marcus Samuelsson, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2020
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Finally, going to college is about acquiring a degree that will mean something to others.
—Ron Lieber, Town & Country, 23 Feb. 2021
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The specific years will always mean something to longtime fans of Kettle Moraine and Mukwonago athletics.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2022
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The war and soldiering evidently mean something to him, but nothing about his decision is obvious.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
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Women’s clothing, generally speaking, has been too serious for too long—or even worse, a bunch of silly gimmicks that feel too thin to really mean something to a woman who wants to make a strong statement with her style.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2022
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