How to Use mean business in a Sentence

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• So why not a transparent rainproof skirt, a pair of gloves that mean business, and a pair of pumps?
  — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
• And where jeans always lean casual, a pair of really crisp white pants means business.
  — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 20 July 2026
• That does not mean business should replace government funding.
  — Deirdre White, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
• The staff means business, with the host stand besieged by walk-ins, take-out orders, and impatient guests waiting outside.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
• Historically, this meant business intelligence tools like Tableau.
  — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026