generously
- a word derived from generous.
Example Sentences
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I planned to, and did, tip generously but found this off-putting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
"We don't have that many friends, so it's nice to give generously," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
On a graduate student’s budget, and later a public radio paycheck, it felt almost decadent: a bowl of beans dressed generously with olive oil, lemon and whatever herbs happened to be in season.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
As we have shown, courts long interpreted these life exceptions to protect physicians acting in good faith to preserve a patient’s life—and these actors construed “life” generously and with deference to physicians’ professional judgment.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
At the opposite end of the kitchen Mercy, having generously alloted to Kit the primer readers, was laboring with the beginners.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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