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

mean the (whole) world

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  • But that doesn't mean the world couldn't expand in the future.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Thank you to everyone who has checked in on us—your love and kindness mean the world.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • These rotations have a lot in common, and the small differences might mean the world.
    Eno Sarris, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Obviously, this show and this character mean the world to me.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 May 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sometimes just being there, sitting next to someone, sharing a laugh, listening to their stories can mean the world.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Whatever road this takes, Violet will be tentative because her children and her friendships mean the world to her.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 June 2024
  • The findings don’t mean the world should give up on climate targets, as every fraction of a degree of warming translates to worse impacts, Stokes said.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
  • 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

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