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
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
The system is “supposed to be generous and fast and gives a tie to the runner,” he told Carlson.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025
He could be generous and caring to a fault, but he had a darker side as well, characterized by monomania, impatience, and unwavering self-absorption, qualities that seemed to intensify through his college years.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
