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Example sentences for "might mean"

  • And, first of all, he might mean that most of our true ideas are useful, and most of our useful ideas true.

  • And in asking whether all our true ideas are useful, we might mean to ask whether both of these ideas were useful and not merely whether one of them was.

  • If you begin to ask yourselves what I do mean by them, you will find that there are several quite different things which I might mean.

  • It might mean "affording no shelter to the inmates.

  • Then he questioned me touching Jesus, and of his former doctrine and manner of life since he had begun to teach; and I replied to all these things and asked of him in turn what he might mean by his words about the philosophy of Jesus.

  • Therefore was I grieved at his words; but I constrained myself and asked him yet again what he might mean by saying that the philosophy of Jesus mounted to somewhat higher than the pulling down of the Law.

  • So I marvelled and pondered what those words might mean, "the bridegroom should be taken away.

  • So I saluted one of them that passed by, and asked him what these things might mean.

  • She had heard the front door bell and wondered what it might mean.

  • Mrs Fyne did not know what it might mean to be suddenly reduced from riches to absolute penury.

  • Mrs Fyne groaned not only in the spirit, at this sight, but in the flesh, audibly; and asked her husband what it might mean.

  • At the appearance of this star a great dread fell upon the people, and Uther, marching into Cambria against the son of Vortigern, himself was very troubled to learn what it might mean.

  • It might mean on the other hand that he found he was happy enough, and that accordingly, so far as she might imagine herself a danger, she was to think of him as prepared in advance, as really seasoned and secure.

  • She felt her sincerity absolutely sound--she gave it for all it might mean.

  • She hesitated, for all it might mean; but there was--oh a thousand times!

  • What the "other thing" might mean, Mr. Roland did not state more explicitly.

  • Cator was at my house, having a cigar with me; and, though we heard the bell, we did not disturb ourselves to see what it might mean.

  • A feeling of dread that it might mean ill to him, came over Arthur.

  • Mrs. Fyne did not know what it might mean to be suddenly reduced from riches to absolute penury.

  • Mrs. Fyne groaned not only in the spirit, at this sight, but in the flesh, audibly; and asked her husband what it might mean.

  • It might mean over-assurance, or it might mean a failure of nerve at a critical moment.

  • I reflected that the hymn had meant something, whatever it might mean now.

  • What he might mean by dogging my footsteps I could not explain, but that there was some meaning I felt quite sure.

  • I wondered what the term "missing" might mean.

  • She felt her sincerity absolutely sound-- she gave it for all it might mean.

  • In fact, it might mean something to make your hair stand on end when thought of in connection with the Space Platform.

  • It might mean recapture--it might mean reimprisonment and death, for the terms were nearly synonymous.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "might mean" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    calcareous spar; different peoples; hear much; might also; might become; might call; might come; might find; might give; might happen; might have; might here; might obtain; might perhaps; might possibly; might redeem; might speak; might well; mighty effort; mighty energy; mighty fine; mighty good; mighty merry; mighty wind; the seas; then nodded