Example Sentences

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Story wasn’t buying it, telling reporters “it’s pretty undisputable” that Valdez had meant to hit him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Reiner told him countless times over the years that it had meant everything to him that his work mattered to audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

In my speech I made a few opening remarks about what the United States had meant to me.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Dozens of the more than 2,700 people who donated posted messages about how much the actor’s films had meant to them over the years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

If Ella St. Clay had meant for these stories to be seen only by some, then he was proud Pili had been one of them.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova