generations

Example Sentences

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As Capp puts it, "Conventions gradually change over generations and are usually multicausal."

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Before this season, savvy pitchers with expert command and dazzling spin had been able to dupe human umps into calling strikes on balls just off the plate, a time-honored tradition that had existed for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Mirroring the fashions of previous generations, known as "image replication", is a tactic that North Korean leaders have employed to retain power.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

He still thinks that baby boomers, who are doing much better than other generations financially and aren’t willing to wait to splurge on fun, regardless of the macroeconomic backdrop, will put a floor under spending.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

For generations, all the Shareefs had carved their initials into that tree, going back to the ancestors who first built the farm.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown