ungenerous

Example Sentences

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Withering caricatures began to seem inadequate—too easy, too ungenerous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

At its worst, it’s been an ungenerous waste of energy.

From Slate • May 7, 2023

“People are afraid they’re going to sound cheap or ungenerous when talking about splitting the bill, but talking about money can be a normal thing,” Ms. Meier wrote.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Some of the world’s poorest people without enough food are in northern Kenya, where animal carcasses are slowly stripped to the bone beneath an ungenerous sky.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2022

On that head, therefore, I shall be uniformly silent; and you may assure yourself that no ungenerous reproach shall ever pass my lips when we are married.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen