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

Fortunately the finale shamelessly echoes, or, to be generous, pays homage to, the conclusion of “Gypsy,” as Jackie, alone in her palace-again-in-progress, sings an anthem of triumphant defiance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 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

"There's is no reason in waiting… I want to be generous but we just don't see any progress being made."

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

The Ashidas were a part of the Holcomb community everyone appreciated—a family likably high-spirited, yet hard-working and neighborly and generous, though they didn’t have much to be generous with.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote