Sentence examples for means but it from inspiring English sources

"I don't know what it means, but it struck me".

I've no idea what that means but it sounds good".

I have tried and tried to understand what 'flatness' means but it never makes sense.

This wasn't a surprise by any means, but it still managed to jostle me a bit.

"Now, I don't know what that word means, but it can't be good".

I am not sure what that means, but it seemed to add nothing to the article.

We do not know what the word 'excessive' means, but it seems to lead to quotas.

It isn't what you meant, but it exists".

The film is padded with commentary about what it all meant, but it barely matters.

I didn't understand at the time what he meant, but it did.

That is not exactly what I mean, but it is close.