generation
Example Sentences
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She noted that the human figures depicted by Raphael served as "the model for 300 years" for generations of artists.
From Barron's
"Let's make it as inspiring as we can possibly make it for this next generation, and you know what will happen?"
From Barron's
Yet this strangely compelling work has simultaneously beguiled and baffled art historians for generations, starting with the odd moment that Pontormo chose to depict in his innovative way, isolated from the rest of the narrative.
Another described the move as "disgusting" and said "prices should be going down not up this late into the generation" of the console.
From BBC
World War II was the formative experience for more than one generation of British men, women and children, as Mr. Allport illuminatingly shows us.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
