generality

But that sweeping generality about serenity’s devaluation could easily apply to any culture, Hayao Miyazaki might say.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

But what level of generality is appropriate for this analysis?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

This is obviously a gross generality, but it really feels true to me that people here tend to take a more optimistic tone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025

Progressive originalists generally respond to this obstacle by defining rights at a higher level of generality.

From Slate ● May 8, 2024

As a way to get a rough estimate, however, the capture-recapture method is effective, and of more generality than the fish example might suggest.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

To deal in sweeping generalities a moment, the Palisade is significantly more comfortable, more spoiling and more generous than the Grand Highlander Hybrid, for about the same money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

"Maybe he knows how to "be" PM but not how to "do" it. They don't actually know what they want to do beyond the level of vague generalities," the insider argues.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024

Trafficking in generalities rarely leads to universal truth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024

By contrast, if someone hasn't actually stayed at, say, the hotel they are reviewing, or didn't dine at the restaurant they are writing about, they'll use abstract generalities loosely related to the experience.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2024

But on this issue one cannot speak in generalities, for the situation varies according to the case.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli