generalize
verb (used with object)
to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
was generalizing
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past progressiveof generalize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He said he has always used the words "brothers and sisters" to show support for Cubans he's never met, but he was generalizing.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2021
And also the fact is as that most whistleblowers – and I got in a little trouble for this, as if I was generalizing – are not conformists who are entirely comfortable with their culture.
From Salon ● May 18, 2013
I was generalizing on friendship, and the like of that, and the idee ran away with me.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by James Fenimore Cooper
I suspect that Euripides was generalizing rashly when he said that woman is woman's natural ally.
From The Intelligence of Woman by Walter Lionel George
An Englishman who travels a good deal was generalizing at one of the clubs last night on the subject of the card sharpers who devote themselves exclusively to the ocean steamers.
From Taking Chances by Clarence L. Cullen
