be generous

Example Sentences

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But let’s be generous and note that Carney’s Restaurant on Ventura gets a nice moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Realizing this helped me clarify my response to the prompt: Money allows me to be generous with my time and resources with the people I care about.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

With much of the GV70’s content carried over, the product planners could afford to be generous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

If credit for that one would be generous, Dawson's next scalp - two balls later - came with another drop in pace and, crucially, a wider line.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

Finally, having defeated the last of his own enemies, Octavian could afford to be generous.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby