How to Use mean in a Sentence

mean

1 of 3 verb

• What was meant by the poet?
• Can you tell me what my dream means?
• She says she didn't mean anything by what she did.
• I don't trust him. He means no good.
• Don't distort what she meant by taking her words out of context.
• The word meant one thing in Shakespeare's day, but it means something else now.
• She's not getting any thinner, if you know what I mean.
• He's very ambitious, and I mean that as a compliment.
• It's a very easy question. Anyone, and I mean anyone, should be able to answer it.
• What has the show meant to you?
  — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
• What does this song mean to you?
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
• Think about what else this move means.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
• That doesn’t mean calls stop, though.
  — Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
• Does that mean his … poop is green?
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 June 2026
• But that does not mean this is true.
  — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 27 May 2026
• That doesn’t mean that there won’t be.
  — Peter White, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
• But more of that means more of the same.
  — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 May 2026
• That means a break from more than just golf.
  — Mike Schneider, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
• That’s why this project means so much to me.
  — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
• That doesn’t mean the ghosts here aren’t scary.
  — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2026
• That said, it’s not meant to be a cure-all.
  — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
• To be fair, those all kind of mean the same thing.
  — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
• That means they are left out of state cost-cap bills.
  — ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
• That does not mean all of them were sick at the same time.
  — Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
• Tech just needs to pony up for any of it to mean much.
  — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
• That means the Sky should swing for the fences.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
• This was never meant to be a fair fight.
  — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
• Friendship means a lot of give and take.
  — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
• That means staying close to the ground.
  — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
• What does a red flag warning mean?
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025

mean

2 of 3 adjective

• Who is the mean mom in the group?
  — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
• That’s so crazy, and that’s so mean.
  — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
• People who go out of their way to be mean.
  — Maria Bamford, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
• People want to write mean things.
  — Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
• Her class contained a very mean clique of girls.
  — Emeline Atwood, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
• Hey, don’t be mean to that chicken!
  — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
• Tom said, Don’t let Isom get mean.
  — Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
• Tabloids could be mean—harder-edged.
  — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 26 Feb. 2026
• There is a line that can be crossed, and it’s being mean.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 May 2026
• Then that child goes to school the next day and is mean to their teacher.
  — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2023
• This is a mean book in the best possible way.
  — Anthony Jeselnik, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
• Emmanwori is the young pup with a mean bite.
  — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
• And people was just saying very mean things about me.
  — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
• In fact, Election is as mean as high school at its worst.
  — Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
• And people were just saying very mean things about me.
  — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
• See, this is the way to deal with the mean girls, Margo.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
• The book quotes some of the mean things critics wrote about Rush.
  — Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• Your goal isn’t to convince your husband his kids are mean.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
• She was treated like a queen, was a mean girl to the other hens.
  — Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
• Your husband is yelling at your child and his kids are being mean to her.
  — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
• To all the people that love to be mean online, pls give me a day off.
  — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
• Then, the mean comments started rolling in.
  — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
• Don't be mean, don't be hitting people.
  — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
• The stone, a little white-hot comet, flew in a tight, mean line across the expanse.
  — Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
• The hardest part for me is when one kid is being mean to the others.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
• To me, being mean to each other was not supposed to be part of it.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
• To me, being mean to each other was not supposed to be part of it.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
• MacKinnon trusts him, which is no mean feat.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
• The sauce clings to the pasta and packs a mean punch of spicy, funky, sweet, salty flavor.
  — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2023
• Is there any way to stop inviting them without looking mean?
  — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026

mean

3 of 3 noun

• Take all these temperatures and calculate their mean.
• So what does all this mean for fans?
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026
• This isn't a bad thing by any means.
  — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
• By all means, please feel free to join us.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
• So this is, by all means, a soft launch.
  — New Atlas, 16 Apr. 2026
• Well, first of all, my son’s mean as hell.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
• Beth and Rip aren’t nicer now, by any means.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
• Use the new features by all means.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
• But by all means, keep doing it.
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
• What does putting up for tender mean?
  — Matthew Razak, Space.com, 10 June 2026
• What does this quiet mean to you?
  — Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
• What does end of the float season mean?
  — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
• By all means, forgive and move on.
  — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
• By all means, spend time with children.
  — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
• His career is not by any (means) over.
  — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
• So what does all of this mean for children?
  — Sarah Healy Eagan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
• That’s by no means complete or solved.
  — Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
• And that’s not the only set piece by any means.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
• What does all of this mean in real-world terms?
  — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
• And by all means, please open up your wallet.
  — Jeffrey Lefrancois, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
• What does the term 'slipping' mean?
  — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
• Few players in the league mean as much to their team.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
• Green means good, yellow means mixed, red means bad.
  — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
• Cox wasn’t on the fast track to the majors by any means.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
• This is not a typical storm by any means.
  — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
• By all means, make your move… but don’t forget your heart in the process!
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
• Iran agreed to give up the means to make a nuclear weapon.
  — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 June 2026
• So, no shortages of means should be an issue.
  — CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
• Rothbard is not my favorite by any means.
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
• Those with the means use it only when needed.
  — Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026