generic

Example Sentences

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There are no hard-and-fast rules about when a place name or other traditional description attached to a product becomes generic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

One of them is a title so generic, so blandly inoffensive yet simultaneously indicative of hope, resolve, or insider knowledge as to be, ultimately, unmemorable.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Much of it has fallen into the category of “AI slop,” which as I reported in December was typically flat, dull and hopelessly generic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Five years ago, the singer - better known as Raye - made a bid for freedom, cutting ties with record label who'd forced her to make generic dance tracks she dismissed as "really boring".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“IDA,” said the Dutchman at the meeting, “is going to do everything we can to lower prices, by exploring generic manufacturers.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French