generalities

Example Sentences

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To deal in sweeping generalities a moment, the Palisade is significantly more comfortable, more spoiling and more generous than the Grand Highlander Hybrid, for about the same money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Trafficking in generalities rarely leads to universal truth.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

By contrast, if someone hasn't actually stayed at, say, the hotel they are reviewing, or didn't dine at the restaurant they are writing about, they'll use abstract generalities loosely related to the experience.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

He is sometimes criticised for talking in generalities or abstractions about technology rather than specifics, but this overlooks the many detailed policy recommendations his Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has made.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

His face was hard and curtained, and his eyes looked at generalities and did not inspect details.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck