Sentence examples for yes mean from inspiring English sources

Does yes mean yes, or does yes mean no? "Was Donald the right guy?" Watson asked.

Then she wondered, Did yes mean of course I'm here; leave me alone?

Does Cablevision's refusal to carry YES mean it is violating antitrust law?

On a ballot full of odd and confusing measures, I couldn't untangle the language of Amendment T: "Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the removal of the exception to the prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude when used as punishment for persons duly convicted of a crime?" Does yes mean yes, or does yes mean no?

Stand in line to get a ticket to gawp at Lenin in his tomb (the man is yellow and waxen and, some say, a replica) and if the guard says "No, no visiting today", then for sure you'll be in in 10 minutes – for in Russia, no means yes and yes mean maybe and maybe means well, it depends on the dollars.

Ultimately, attacks on Tea Party candidates and activists are par for the course, but there has been a tactic used against conservative women candidates – they are cast as either sex maniacs or simply crazy and, yes, mean.

Now no one knows what "yes" means, either.

Gray Williams, a senior at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, says he likes the "yes means yes" standard.

California's "yes means yes" standard is spreading to college campuses nationwide.

Then I remembered: Since his stroke, when he said "no" he meant "yes," and "yes" meant "no".

This is why I'm so baffled by the spate of criticism levied against "yes means yes" policies.