be generous

Example Sentences

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To describe real per capita gross domestic product growth in the EU as strong since 2009 would be generous and far from accurate; it has hardly grown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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

"There's is no reason in waiting… I want to be generous but we just don't see any progress being made."

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

Its judgments can be generous or harsh, but they are meant to be heard.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

“But think about it. If you find the Jade Key before either of us do, are you going to be generous and tell us where it is?”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline