Example Sentences

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“I am meaning that not in a negative way. That is the way the world looks at it, but I look at it differently.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023

I am meaning someone whom you don't know all that well looking down on you.

From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)

And you are not to think that I am meaning any disrespect to your new sister, if I say it is no wonder that I dinna find you quite content here.

From Janet's Love and Service by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)

"I am meaning that there is no reason why you should trust me."

From The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure by Raine, William MacLeod

I may seem to be flattering the sun, but I do not mean it so; I am meaning only to be just and fair all around.

From Mark Twain's Speeches by Twain, Mark