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[ UK /d‍ʒˈɛnəɹə‍li/ ]
[ US /ˈdʒɛnɝəɫi, ˈdʒɛnɹəɫi/ ]
ADVERB
  1. usually; as a rule
    by and large it doesn't rain much here
  2. without distinction of one from others
    he is interested in snakes in general
  3. without regard to specific details or exceptions
    he interprets the law broadly

How To Use generally In A Sentence

  • In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
  • Some of my remarks here are directed toward conventional scientists, who generally refrain from commenting critically on the wild ideas of a few of their colleagues because it is bad manners.
  • And there are a lot of so-called federalists, people who are just generally opposed to the extension of federal power and who object, who say look, this is the same thing that we objected to when liberals did it. CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2005
  • Well, suddenly without any warning, a couple of weeks ago, men and machines arrived and started digging up the road and pavement and generally causing the usual traffic chaos.
  • Of course, professional framing costs a bit more than buying a frame at Wal-mart and doing it yourself, but with something that really matters to you, its generally a good idea anyway.
  • Some people believe that Richard III did not murder his nephews and was not the villain he is generally thought to have been.
  • And this is the cause that disputes with such persons are generally fruitless, especially as immixed with that intemporancy of reviling other men wherein they exceed; for if that be a way either of learning or teaching of the truth, it is what the Scripture hath not instructed us in. Pneumatologia
  • Generally speaking, I tend not to get too bent out of shape by occasional rhetorical howlers.
  • But a tiny, naturally-occurring steviol glycoside constituent (about two to four percent of a whole leaf) of the plant, called rebaudioside A (also known as reb A, rebiana, stevia extract), was passed into Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS) status by the FDA in 2008. Pooja R. Mottl: Can Stevia Solve Our Obsession With Sweetness?
  • The side of Kilauea is constantly moving, generally slipping seaward at a rate of about 3 inches a year.
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