open-handed
Example Sentences
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“California is being wildly open handed and excessively generous with insurers,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2017
Drawing out an envelope, he ripped it open, handed the contents to Representative Jeffers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He is a general favorite; he is open handed and liberal; very fond of entertaining; a great admirer of us as a nation.
From Rujub, the Juggler by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Mark had sparred with several of them, and, being open handed and friendly, was generally liked.
From Colonel Thorndyke's Secret by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
“Read, read,” cried May, standing trembling in every limb as she gave the letter to Miss Jane, who, tearing it open, handed one to her, directed “to my beloved Maiden May.”
From Won from the Waves by Greene, John B.