How to Use mean the (whole) world in a Sentence

mean the (whole) world

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  • But this shift could still mean the world gets even hotter.
    Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
  • This song means the world to me, Charli means the world to me, the D'Amelio family, you guys mean the world to me.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
  • That doesn’t mean the world is staying silent on the need for debt relief.
    Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The fact that there is a Flat Earth Society doesn’t mean the world isn’t round.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2020
  • If this happens, does that mean the world has missed the first Paris target?
    Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 10 July 2020
  • The moment is going to mean the world to her daughter, too.
    Joey Morona, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Your love and support mean the world to me and my family.
    Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Holding the Olympics in Beijing doesn’t mean the world accepts China.
    Anastasia Lin, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Being immortalized with a bronze bust in Canton would mean the world to a proud son of Ohio.
    Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Supplies such as toilet paper and soap can mean the world for those who can't afford them.
    J.l. Kirven, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2021
  • Obviously, this show and this character mean the world to me.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 May 2022
  • Such small, kind gestures that can seem insignificant at the moment can mean the world to someone, Goldman said.
    Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 June 2021
  • But being able to provide even the tiniest bit of normalcy or spark of happiness to those in need would mean the world to so many people right now.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Torres has been running her downtown Cleveland restaurant for 24 years, and puts her heart and soul into the place, from the attention to the diners, the dishes and her staff, who mean the world to her.
    cleveland, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Controlling your workspace can mean the world if you’re trapped in an office with buzzing fluorescent lights overhead, or assigned to a dark corner of a room.
    Popular Science, 3 July 2020
  • Howle said that while leasing activity seems to have returned to pre-pandemic levels, that doesn’t mean the world has gotten back to the fabled pre-pandemic normal.
    al, 12 May 2021

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