be generous

Example Sentences

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The arrangement appears to be generous, but it could shut out her sons if she dies first.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

With much of the GV70’s content carried over, the product planners could afford to be generous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Becky said she urged the trustees to be generous when the redress scheme was being developed, and to consider the younger members who left with no support.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Doomscroll on TikTok I’ll be generous to myself and say I might get up at 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

Finally, having defeated the last of his own enemies, Octavian could afford to be generous.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby