How to Use generosity in a Sentence

generosity

noun
  • This is due in large part to the generosity and vision of our donors.
    The Editors, Town & Country, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Hunter said she was overwhelmed by the generosity of the screen star, who also reached out to wish the family well.
    Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Dear Loving: This is a sweet tribute to the generosity of your co-workers.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2022
  • At that point, your challenge will probably be accepting their generosity with grace.
    Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Christmas isn’t so much a plot point as a background to throw themes of class and generosity (or the lack of it) into stark, sardonic relief.
    Paul Schrodt, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The conundrum here is that Murakami’s generosity of spirit is such a central part of his fiction.
    Charles Finch, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Thank him for his generosity and offer of hospitality, and explain the reasons for your decision.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Ford’s writing, along with their direction of the actors, brims with generosity towards all their characters — even ones presented as objects of ridicule are allowed grace notes.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
  • That lie only grows and sucks more people into the absurdity as Curry’s generosity and willingness to fling money to help a good cause expands as well.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Yet Harvard offered no evidence in support of these claims and research has shown that legacy has no relationship to alumni generosity.
    Evan Mandery, CNN, 27 Oct. 2022
  • To share any part of Henry with the world was an act of great generosity.
    Nora McInerny, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Step into a more private space to open the gift and swoon over the generosity.
    Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Your heart’s in the right place as the moon and Jupiter clash, but someone could exploit your generosity.
    USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
  • She was beloved as a teacher for decades, known for her generosity and her laugh.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And remember: This little dish comes to you thanks to the generosity of strangers who cared.
    Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Here is a look at some of the events and a number of the programs that have benefited from donors’ generosity.
    IEEE Spectrum, 3 May 2023
  • The couple says they were met with no shortage of kindness and generosity from the Iraqi people.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Thank you for your generosity and kindness, and for sharing your genius with the world.
    Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2023
  • There was a lot of generosity from both the younger actors and the older career actors.
    Devan Coggan and Devan Coggan, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Roxane Sévègnes, the chef’s wife and co-owner of the restaurant, presides over the front of house and tends to each of the dozen or so tables with unfussy generosity.
    Lindsey Tramuta Thibault Montamat, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • This isn’t much of a secret, but Tan France’s generosity knows no limits.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2023
  • There’s also a lot of humor… JD: That too, and lots of generosity, which is important to me.
    Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 July 2023
  • His eyes well up thinking about the generosity of those who’ve donated to the GoFundMe.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The presentation has a sense of generosity, in size and in spirit.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But this generosity can’t help with the physical pain or blunt the anxiety about what lies ahead.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023
  • What’s required is not just a thick skin but generosity of spirit.
    Dan McGinn, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • Turning down the generosity of UI payments didn’t spur people back to work.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
  • Calderone said that kind of generosity doesn’t surprise him.
    Carolyn Thompson, ajc, 4 Jan. 2023
  • My question is this: Should this couple be invited to the wedding as a way to thank them for their generosity?
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
  • My question is this: Should this couple be invited to the wedding, as a way to thank them for their generosity?
    Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023

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