magnanimously

Example Sentences

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They certainly were not going to drink it now, and so it was magnanimously gifted to the Americans by Jack Warner, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

Highlights of Frumkin’s dark and cutting humor include an Elon Musk-esque billionaire inventor who magnanimously hands out drones to children begging for money and a tabloid referring to Orson as “L. Ron Hotboy.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

Cautious Lina can find a way to worry about anything, but magnanimously, she agrees to spend her summer in Rome.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Newell posted that Riley wouldn’t be fined for the accidental shove, Riley apologized and Harrison magnanimously decided to forgive because there was no ill-intent, only a sore elbow.

From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2020

Bunny waved his hand magnanimously and turned over the check, rummaging in a pocket as he studied it.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt