How to Use generation in a Sentence

generation

noun

• He was a hero to generations of students.
• That family has lived in the same house for four generations.
• The house has been passed down in the family from generation to generation.
• No one dreamed that such things would be possible a generation ago.
• His books are popular among members of the younger generation.
• He has held that position for a generation.
• She was worshipped by a generation of moviegoers.
• We need to preserve these resources for future generations.
• The company claims to be developing the next generation of portable computers.
• One generation plants the tree, the next enjoys the shade.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2019
• When mature, the fruit will hold the seeds of the next generation.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 23 Dec. 2017
• The spoils of hard-fought battles in one generation are not promised for the next.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2022
• Their next generation, the New Glenn, would be able to fly over the stack of money.
  — Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022
• And there’s just a slight bump in price for this generation.
  — Andrew Williams, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• And the younger generation, kind of, is yearning for that.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 3 May 2019
• Taken the gospel of the pass rush and continues to preach it to a new generation.
  — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2020
• Younger generations leave with a sense of awe as new Elvis fans.
  — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2018
• McCabe was a generation younger than Mueller and still in awe of him.
  — Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
• Drain Gang have emerged as one of those rare acts that exist both in and for a generation.
  — Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2022
• Hughes hopes the next generation will take the hip-hop baton and run with it.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023
• The past very much informs the present, with a new generation of artists emerging in thrilling ways.
  — National Geographic, 23 July 2019
• But there doesn’t seem to be enough mentors going around for the generation who needs them the most.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
• Dole was among those in his generation who had fought to save the union and came home eager to preserve it.
  — David Gergen, CNN, 6 Dec. 2021
• Those flowers make the seeds that ensure a new generation of plants next year and for years to come.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
• The other thing that gives me hope is this next generation.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 4 June 2020
• And there’s a generation of people like me who grew up on these MCs.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2021
• Jones is in the third generation of her family that is not able to read.
  — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022
• That’s around the time the sun sets, when solar power generation drops off.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 27 Dec. 2021
• The main goal is to inspire the next generation of readers and leaders.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2024
• Seeing the young people in that video who are a generation or so younger than Julien.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 23 May 2018

Last Updated: 9 May 2024