Generous means: Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. Related words include lavish or liberal. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Generous in practice.
Generous in a sentence
Related words
Generous meaning
- Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
- Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
- Large; more than ample; copious.
Example sentences (20)
Add all the root veg along with the pearl barley, thyme, soy, tomato puree and a generous pinch of salt and pepper.
Her father, who had been ailing for some time, was a generous man, she said, whose “bark was louder than his bite”.
For Trishia Mae Patalinghug, the lesson that her dad imparted to her is to be generous, especially to those in need.
A big thank you to the Milder family for making a generous donation this month towards the cost of the new slide.
At Left Brain, we welcome the chance to lock in generous and predictable rates of interest for a long period of time.
Dark was known for her generous spirit and had appeared in TV shows So You Think You Can Dance and Spicks and Specks.
Her open, generous and witty teaching style have gained her a hearing and influence across Christian traditions.
After all, this is the guy who stole Cameron’s girlfriend, so he won’t be feeling all that generous toward him.
All good things come to an end, and even the most generous critics and fans agree that, by season 13, was in a decline.
Catherine McKerrigan, the surveying firm’s commercial director, said: “This is a generous and visionary gesture by Tom.
At the end of his seventh decade he felt himself not a lifelong hired serviceman but a generous giver of joy.
Bill was a kind and generous person who always found a way to enjoy the moment and ensure that those around him did as well.
Escape2Make extends its gratitude to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, whose generous support enabled the event to happen.
Friendships even developed between the women in his life, which was remarkably wise and generous of them.
Christina Sedgewick, Mr Sedgewick's wife, added: "Nigel was a kind, generous, amazing, loving husband, father and grandfather.
Foodies can also enjoy the generous selection of top South African wines and experimental cocktails.
If there ever was one to turn Ogami into a bit of a softy, I'm being generous there, it's Daigoro.
However, a recent donation by a generous community member has allowed the society to put a deposit on an in-stock Ford E-Transit van.
A generous layer of shaved parmesan finished the salad making it a delicious and classic Caesar.
And of course many, many virtue-signalling corporations have been similarly generous to Kendi.
Common combinations with generous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and generous 20×
- most generous 13×
- with generous 12×
- generous and 12×
- generous donation 9×
- the generous 9×
- generous with 6×
- so generous 6×
- very generous 6×
- by generous 5×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word generous. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.