magnanimous

Example Sentences

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Brown, magnanimous and soft-spoken, didn’t need any distractions from the only job that mattered: regaining mobility on the left side of his body.

From New York Times

Musk reads as cuddlier and more magnanimous, with the grander vision: to upend and streamline existing financial systems, like Wells Fargo Bank, whose early website had, symbolically, a slow-loading stagecoach and not much else.

From New York Times

But why shouldn’t an act of generosity to someone who has mistreated you make you feel magnanimous instead?

From New York Times

“Societies can be more magnanimous when people perceive themselves as having an equal stake in the lives of their fellow citizens.”

From Los Angeles Times

Lewis Hamilton was magnanimous in his post-race interviews, but said over his team radio at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that the race had been "manipulated".

From BBC