How to Use magnanimous in a Sentence

magnanimous

adjective

• She was too magnanimous to resent all the things others had said to her.
• The school whose lunch debt was paid by a magnanimous nine-year-old?
  — Kiran Misra, The New Republic, 12 Feb. 2021
• The less magnanimous among us can pick up the Silver Pass for $3,700.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 May 2021
• And now, with one magnanimous gesture, the Cubs have put an end to it.
  — Dan McGrath, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2017
• The programs are a magnanimous gesture on the part of Amazon.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
• But after that magnanimous day in April, Woods did…not a lot.
  — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 10 Sep. 2019
• But what looked to some like the magnanimous diffusion of progress looked to others like theft.
  — The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
• Now McIlroy is being a bit more magnanimous in his thoughts on the Saudi league and those who opt to play in it.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
• That's the magnanimous answer, and not untrue, but still...
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2020
• To consider Kanye and consider his sound alone is to miss the point of his mad, magnanimous project.
  — Jason Parham, Wired, 17 Sep. 2021
• That song became a pop phenomenon, and was boosted to the No. 1 slot via a remix by, yes, the magnanimous and savvy BTS.
  — New York Times, 17 Feb. 2021
• Few topics manage to unite the masses quite like the macabre, the mysterious and the magnanimous.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2020
• When Beatriz’s beater of a car breaks down, Cathy invites her to stay — the sort of magnanimous gesture a woman of her class might make.
  — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 14 June 2017
• There was, of course, the prospect of some magnanimous rich person with nothing better to do than save a magazine.
  — Joe Pompeo, The Hive, 23 May 2018
• That was a more magnanimous answer, maybe, than the one Kelly gave five days earlier when the subject was raised.
  — Mike Berardino, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
• According to Williamson, the government ought to act as a magnanimous provider.
  — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
• It will be presented as a magnanimous gesture, and Rick Spielman may take the bait.
  — Tom Powers, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2017
• Beckham has a Super Bowl ring because Berry was magnanimous enough to set him free.
  — cleveland, 16 Feb. 2022
• Enough water has passed under enough bridges that Barnett, 73, can be magnanimous about the past, present and future.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2019
• Most of us don’t come with the tools to always be civilized and gracious and generous and magnanimous.
  — Alex Williams, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2016
• Amazon looked magnanimous in the moment, but its act was colored by months of fighting and the caveats on pay increases that came next.
  — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 27 Dec. 2018
• But not with a coalition partner, or even reaching out to a rival in a magnanimous gesture.
  — Star Tribune, 4 June 2021
• The donation was deemed to be a magnanimous and moving gesture, suitable to the spirit of the holiday.
  — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 23 Nov. 2020
• The idea that Rodriguez was being magnanimous toward Girardi might have been the catalyst for the stream of tears.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2016
• Anyone magnanimous enough to apologize to a deadbeat layabout like me (and my staff) doesn't deserve to be banned from anywhere.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2022
• The moons alignment with magnanimous Jupiter encourages you to widen your social net.
  — USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
• In his address, Trump adopted a steady tone and role of magnanimous leader, looking out for his country.
  — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 2 Dec. 2020
• Part of its instructive force is due to the magnanimous presence of Sirota, a violist and mainstay of the New York new-music scene.
  — William Robin, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2017
• Criminals are not the most magnanimous of animals and anything of value that is being given away should be treated with much caution.
  — Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
• There was evidence then that negotiators were being far too magnanimous.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024