generosity

Example Sentences

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Europe’s recovery might not have been possible without U.S. generosity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“I had written a book on writing once …” How did professional jealousy, competitiveness, possessiveness, or, on the brighter side, tenderness, collaborative spirit and generosity play out as you wrote a writing book together?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

As Simon Elliott describes in his biography “The African Emperor,” Severus was a mercurial and contradictory character, capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity, and always blessed with a sense of the theatrical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

These small touches give the table a sense of generosity — and they quietly improve nearly everything they touch.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Tosses the package, with great generosity, considering they’re mine.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood