generality

Example Sentences

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“I will say as a general matter, and at a high level of generality, that in my experience — long experience — as a prosecutor there is often a robust discussion,” he said.

From New York Times

Good enough, perhaps, to handle the open remarks for an earnings call, which is typically a staid summary of a firm’s results with bullish generalities about the company’s overall position in the industry.

From Los Angeles Times

I highlight all these nuances because young people are often talked about with too broad a brush, and that generality obscures the challenges that Democrats will eventually have with this group of voters.

From Salon

Not Thomas More’s ideal Utopia island, but ideal in the way that it represents the generality.

From Washington Post

Yesterday, Xi struck a more subdued tone, carefully avoiding any endorsement of specific Russian policies and instead offering generalities about China’s and Russia’s views of the world.

From New York Times