generalization
Example Sentences
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An acquaintance of Lowell’s bemoaned the habit Lowell had of “jumping at some general idea or theorem,” after which he “selects and bends facts to underprop that generalization.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Supreme Court has long held that law enforcement officers cannot detain people based on generalizations that would cast a wide net of suspicion on large segments of the law-abiding population.
From Los Angeles Times
If Levick shies away from generalization, he too is a composer not easily pinned down.
From Los Angeles Times
Findling repeatedly referred to the allegations against his client as “sweeping generalizations.”
From Los Angeles Times
This is too much of a generalization, but it’s an irresistible one: We are seeing a truly extraordinary transformation, something like the awakening of the mainstream conservatives alongside the continuing surrender of the mainstream liberals.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
