How to Use generally in a Sentence

generally

adverb

• It generally takes about a month for the shipment to arrive.
• I had a generally good day.
• This town is generally regarded as a good place to raise kids.
• When stocks are up, bonds are generally down.
• He talked generally about his plans.
• But in the past, politicians generally stayed out of the fray.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 21 July 2023
• Tiny homes are small dwellings that are generally 400 square feet or less of floor area.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2023
• The care of all cut Christmas trees is generally the same regardless of the species.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
• Statewide, the coast will generally avoid the worst of this heat wave, with L.A. beaches remaining in the 70s and 80s this week.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
• Your peak earning years are not generally the best time to start a Roth account, because of the tax bite.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024
• The gay men were breezy, bossy, confident; the straight men were generally hapless and abashed.
  — Mark Harris Rf. Alvarez, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
• Matt, one of the things that’s so striking about your film is the candor of the troops, who are generally pretty reserved.
  — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2022
• Mean jokes don’t generally play well around a deathbed.
  — Christopher Maag, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
• The show takes a lot of liberties with the book characters and plots but generally stays true to the central theme of each book.
  — Kari Sonde, TIME, 21 May 2024
• Before the Trump-era 2017 tax law, the company generally had to deduct the cost of that asset from its taxes over the course of many years.
  — Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
• And the person using the device is generally none the wiser of how important this part of the test is.
  — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2024
• The person who isn’t climbing generally throws on a heavy jacket and warm gloves.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
• Whereas the school has generally seen about 20 new students a week for the past couple of years, that rate has now doubled.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2023
• But accusers generally have to be 52 years old or younger to sue alleged abusers.
  — Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2023
• And that team is very good, generally — a side capable of throwing a five-on-five fastball that very few teams in the NHL are able to hit.
  — Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
• Prison guards are generally not well paid, and they are often bribed to assist in the smuggling or simply to look the other way.
  — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
• Guy Fleury Changing the name of a boat is generally considered bad luck.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
• Keep in Mind Though generally very well-made, the fabric on one side didn’t feel as high-quality.
  — Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2023
• When a team passes the ball -- and LSU is good in the passing lanes -- and works it until someone is open, good things generally happen.
  — Wally Hall, arkansasonline.com, 4 Feb. 2024
• But in recent years, such episodes have become rare and generally small.
  — Safak Timur, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
• The cruise varies from year to year in departure time and duration but generally spends about 20 full days at sea.
  — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2023
• While he's generally played roles along those same lines through the years, he's also had some success playing against type.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
• Check-cashing stores generally charge from 1 to 10 percent of the total, depending on the type of check.
  — Matthew Desmond, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
• More generally, oil prices were up this morning, with Brent near $80 a barrel.
  — Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner, 12 July 2023
• The tradition has extended to non-human missions and has generally been adopted by space agencies around the world.
  — Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025