magnanimously
Example Sentences
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The former Conservative leader magnanimously offered the understated reflection that he and her had their "ups and downs" - but had made up.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Daphne and Eddie magnanimously turn the other cheek and then go back to lavishing one another with murmured compliments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
He is co-opted by the authorities, who magnanimously offer him the “chance to destroy those dreams of yours, along with any incriminating evidence of them.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 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
“To my employer, I leave my best pair of boots,” Bast continued magnanimously.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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