How to Use generate in a Sentence

generate

verb

• We hope to generate some new ideas at the meeting.
• This business should generate a lot of revenue.
• They have been unable to generate much support for their proposals.
• Her comments have generated a good deal of excitement.
• His theories have generated a great deal of interest among other scientists.
• Thanks to the panels the car can generate up to 40 miles of range per day when the sun is out.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023
• Storms can still generate big waves at any time of year.
  — Sarah Reid, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023
• It was released it to the public but did not generate any leads.
  — Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
• But Butler did generate 12 free throws — the most he’s taken in a game since March 5.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
• The swells were generated by a low-pressure system to the north, west of Oregon, a few days ago.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
• That means owning a home, but renting part of it out to generate enough income to pay for the roof above their heads.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
• But then there’s the hair, the skin, the makeup — all of it gleaming and highly tended to, like it was generated by AI.
  — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 14 Dec. 2023
• Its surface now sits less than 35 feet away from a point where the dam would no longer generate power.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
• More than half of the revenue is generated outside the U.S.
  — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
• Merchants, many of whom generate 80% to 90% of their sales on Amazon, are less likely to rebel.
  — Spencer Soper, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
• Tech allows users to generate a Grimes-style work with their own inputs.
  — Kathleen Breitman, Fortune Crypto, 13 May 2023
• Part of the Swift sensation is the sheer good vibes she's generated as she's bonded with fans at her shows.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• The extinct but mighty megalodon and the living great white shark generate heat with their muscles the way many mammals do.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
• Like, why or how do cells generate discrete cell types?
  — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
• The plea deal was meant to clear the air for Hunter Biden and avert a trial that would have generated weeks or months of distracting headlines.
  — Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2023
• More germination — or the process by which a plant grows from a seed into a seedling — can generate more blooms.
  — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
• The toll of the war on Thai workers in Israel has generated tensions between the two countries.
  — Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
• This year, the three business lines should generate more than $100 million in revenue.
  — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2024
• His most effective pitch in terms of generating swings and misses was his change-up, which drew whiffs on six of 10 swings.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2023
• Has trouble beating defensemen on the rush and doesn’t generate great speed through the neutral zone.
  — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
• The hurricane converts the energy in the ocean into low pressure that generates all the wind.
  — Tom Hanson, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2023
• What the two-way player will do is generate a record number of dollars and extend the reach of Major League Baseball.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
• All three are great ways for players to earn returns and generate a passive income.
  — Tamara Yannay, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2023
• Even if something does generate buzz around the film, there’s the danger of the movie getting overexposed too early.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
• The bond will generate an average of $9.2 million annually over its lifetime.
  — Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024