generally speaking

Example Sentences

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But forward returns, generally speaking, have been more mixed: Three months later, the index has been positive less than 50% of the time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Documentary filmmakers are, generally speaking, not the glitziest figures in show business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

"I'm just saying that generally speaking, the electorate doesn't particularly care about it."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

The three faults all move at relatively fast rates on average — meaning each is, generally speaking, more likely to rupture during the span of a human lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

I can tell you now that it was an arctic fox whose fur, generally speaking, is as white as snow, making it extremely difficult to spot in the winter.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el