How to Use generally in a Sentence

generally

adverb

• It generally takes about a month for the shipment to arrive.
• I had a generally good day.
• This town is generally regarded as a good place to raise kids.
• When stocks are up, bonds are generally down.
• He talked generally about his plans.
• But in the past, politicians generally stayed out of the fray.
  — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 21 July 2023
• Tiny homes are small dwellings that are generally 400 square feet or less of floor area.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2023
• The gay men were breezy, bossy, confident; the straight men were generally hapless and abashed.
  — Mark Harris Rf. Alvarez, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
• The person who isn’t climbing generally throws on a heavy jacket and warm gloves.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
• Prison guards are generally not well paid, and they are often bribed to assist in the smuggling or simply to look the other way.
  — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
• Guy Fleury Changing the name of a boat is generally considered bad luck.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
• Keep in Mind Though generally very well-made, the fabric on one side didn’t feel as high-quality.
  — Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2023
• When a team passes the ball -- and LSU is good in the passing lanes -- and works it until someone is open, good things generally happen.
  — Wally Hall, arkansasonline.com, 4 Feb. 2024
• But in recent years, such episodes have become rare and generally small.
  — Safak Timur, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
• While he's generally played roles along those same lines through the years, he's also had some success playing against type.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 4 Aug. 2023
• More generally, oil prices were up this morning, with Brent near $80 a barrel.
  — Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner, 12 July 2023
• Temperatures will dip in the evening but then hover in a generally steady fashion in the mid-30s to around 40 degrees.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
• This soup is inspired by my favorite dip: French onion, and the potato chips it’s generally served alongside.
  — Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
• The Guards, as the Irish call their cops, are generally thought useless in the village, an attitude French reinforces.
  — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024
• But as a general rule of thumb, people with straight hair types generally should wash their hair every two to three days, said Palm.
  — Alyssa Hui, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
• Because in my experience, ravens are generally seen in like groups of two to three.
  — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023
• In five spring games, the Giants have allowed 36 runs — 7.2 per game — all but nine of them coming in the first five innings, when both teams’ regulars are generally still in the game.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• The Ravens generally don’t put up gaudy passing numbers.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Heat pumps don’t generally work so well in very cold climates—given that the aim is to use heat from outside to warm buildings’ insides—but that may soon change.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
• Judges are cautious, and are generally afraid of being the first to make a precedent-setting decision.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
• The names of federal grand jurors are generally concealed; sometimes the name of the foreperson is revealed.
  — Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
• Some observers have heralded the start of a new bull market of generally rising prices.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2023
• He is generally believed to have beaten Trump among these voters in 2020.
  — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
• There generally isn't a phone number or email on the state site to contact the individual.
  — Christine MacDonald, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2023
• For disabled people who aren't blind, the government generally draws a line at earning $1,470 or more per month.
  — David Hilzenrath, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024