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meant for (someone)

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• Calle hadn’t meant for the footage to be art, not at first.
  — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
• The food was meant for me, so my husband left to find some lunch.
  — Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
• Recipe: Egg-in-a-Nest Sandwich Make the great meals that are meant for one.
  — Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 20 May 2024
• Keep In Mind These tiles are not meant for the floor or for outdoor use.
  — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2024
• At the time, many Flip or Flop fans wondered what the couple's split meant for the show.
  — Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
• Now 20% Off These golf shorts are meant for beyond the green course as well.
  — Christian Gollayan, menshealth.com, 5 Apr. 2023
• That is what Monday meant for the Cats and their title dreams.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 June 2024
• It is not meant merely for Smith; it’s meant for Jones, too.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Feb. 2024
• The second pile was meant for each crew that was out whaling.
  — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2023
• The truth is, not everyone’s face is meant for lips like theirs.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
• Others aren't meant for the daytime hours, drawing on woodsy, musky notes to urge you to log off and get out of the house.
  — Lori Keong, Allure, 20 June 2024
• But what has this meant for renters competing to find their next home?
  — Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• By the second half of fourth grade, his school supplies outgrew the bag, which the brand says is meant for kids ages 4-8.
  — Parents Editors, Parents, 2 Aug. 2023
• Its six gifts, all with the same single-note scent, are meant for the days between Christmas and New Year’s.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2024
• If those features weren’t meant for eating, what were they used for?
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
• Some songs are meant for showing off; others are meant for getting the crowd to sing along.
  — Ada Tseng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• Is it meant for all humankind or for only a sliver of us?
  — The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2023
• The person it was meant for never heard it, and maybe the person who left it was never there.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
• Most dog strollers are just meant for walking, in which case small plastic wheels will do.
  — Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2023
• And then there's the 620-meter Skytrack, an oval on the fourth floor meant for vehicle ride-alongs.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
• Because the ride is meant for families, Freed said, the game play is friendly.
  — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
• Now, all of my books and comics are found in the same place — even when that place is a black-and-white e-reader not meant for reading comics.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 31 July 2024
• Children who play hockey shared what the moment meant for them.
  — Michael Cartwright, Miami Herald, 28 June 2024
• As a child, Prebble was an avid reader, often of books meant for adults.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
• There’s al fresco dining for eight and a fire-pit meant for roasting s’mores.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 May 2024
• These duck boots are meant for light to moderate rain and light snow only.
  — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
• All the high-end fixtures and plush, fluffy towels in the world can’t disguise the fact that a bathroom is meant for business.
  — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2024
• Devastated by this news, she’s shown alone, cradling her knees to her chest in a bed meant for two.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2023
• And by the end of the year, the property will add the Drawing Room, meant for light meals and refreshments like afternoon tea or an evening Champagne sabrage.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
• The news release did not say what the sale meant for the Woodstock location, and Schwartz did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
  — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Dec 2024