be generous
Example Sentences
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It would be generous to call that fine a slap on the wrist.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
The story on this side of the Atlantic is, to be generous, a mixed bag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 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
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
The Ashidas were a part of the Holcomb community everyone appreciated—a family likably high-spirited, yet hard-working and neighborly and generous, though they didn’t have much to be generous with.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
