Explore Generation through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like propagation or multiplication. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Generation in a sentence
Related words
Generation meaning
- The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation.
- The act of creating a living creature or organism; procreation.
- Race, family; breed.
Synonyms of Generation
Using Generation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. | The act of creating a living creature or organism; procreation. | Race, family; breed.
- Useful related words include: coevals, propagation, multiplication, production.
- In the example corpus, generation often appears in combinations such as: generation to, generation and, generation of.
Context around Generation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 12 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Generation
- In this selection, "generation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, first, third, silent, raf, apple and students stand out and add context to how "generation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 16 bit generation and often, about silent generation 4 wedged, first generation, next generation and power generation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "generation" sits close to words such as candidate, female and ask, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with generation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A once-in-a-generation player or a once-in-a-generation coach? (13 words)
If boomers are the Me Generation and millennials are Generation Me, Xers could be dubbed Generation Meh. (17 words)
It operates through the following segments: Hydroelectric Generation, Wind Power Generation, Solar Power Generation, and Site Development. (17 words)
The F 2 generation shows a 1:2:1 ratio of red : pink : white main Mendel explained inheritance in terms of discrete factors—genes—that are passed along from generation to generation according to the rules of probability. (38 words)
The name refers to all incarnations of the organization: the "first generation" RAF, which consisted of Baader, Ensslin, Meinhof and others, the "second generation" RAF, and the "third generation" RAF, which existed in the 1980s and 90s. (37 words)
Our tastes also tend to vary by generation with the older demographic enjoying Quality Street and Generation X, baby boomers and the silent generation all voting the Nestle-produced chocolate as their favourite Christmas selection box. (36 words)
A once-in-a-generation player or a once-in-a-generation coach? (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
Both the 6th generation and the 5th generation Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch have support for the 2nd generation Apple Pencil, which attaches magnetically to the side.
Our tastes also tend to vary by generation with the older demographic enjoying Quality Street and Generation X, baby boomers and the silent generation all voting the Nestle-produced chocolate as their favourite Christmas selection box.
According to data from the Center for First-Generation Student Success, 65% of first-generation students utilize financial aid services compared to the 49% of continuing-generation students who use it.
Embedded generation (also known as distributed generation or distributed energy resources) refers to electricity generation or storage plants connected to a distribution network rather than the transmission network or the national electricity grid.
In Ketu, Mile 12, Amuwo Odofin, Surulere, Trade Fair axis and other environs, all banks, including first generation, second generation and new generation banks did not load cash into their ATMs for customers to withdraw.
From the total generation, 61% to response to hydro generation which increased by 1 terawatt hour, mainly due to higher generation in Brazil and Colombia.
Much further down the list are Millennials (12%), Generation X (10%), and the less talked about "Silent Generation" (4%) wedged between the World War II Generation and the Baby Boomers.
As “intellectuals”, these prostitutes know today’s generation is based on yesterday’ generation, and tomorrow’s is based on today’s generation.
If boomers are the Me Generation and millennials are Generation Me, Xers could be dubbed Generation Meh.
It operates through the following segments: Hydroelectric Generation, Wind Power Generation, Solar Power Generation, and Site Development.
While a part of their electric generation has come from coal, like other utilities, Montana-Dakota Utilities has already announced plans to replace its coal generation facilities with a natural gas generation plant.
Many people still refer to this generation as the 16-bit generation, and often refer to the third generation as "8-bit".
New objects are created in the "young" generation that is regularly collected, and when a generation is full, the objects that are still referenced from older regions are copied into the next oldest generation.
The F 2 generation shows a 1:2:1 ratio of red : pink : white main Mendel explained inheritance in terms of discrete factors—genes—that are passed along from generation to generation according to the rules of probability.
The name refers to all incarnations of the organization: the "first generation" RAF, which consisted of Baader, Ensslin, Meinhof and others, the "second generation" RAF, and the "third generation" RAF, which existed in the 1980s and 90s.
Therefore, the educational and health inputs create more productive impacts upon the future generation and the future generation becomes superior to the current generation.
After all, with the AirPods second generation, AirPods third generation, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, there’s a lot of Lightning sockets to be updated.
Although it carries the branding of the third generation of Apple silicon, it's really the second true generation.
A once-in-a-generation player or a once-in-a-generation coach?
As NorthWestern Energy was in discussions to acquire this incremental Colstrip generation, we were also in the midst of adding another 160 megawatts of solar generation to our Montana portfolio.
Phrases with generation
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with generation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- generation to 34×
- generation and 30×
- generation of 27×
- to generation 26×
- from generation 23×
- generation is 16×
- first generation 14×
- the generation 14×
- next generation 14×
- second generation 11×