Sentence examples for general words from inspiring English sources

Locke's doctrine was vigorously criticized in the 18th century by his empiricist successors, George Berkeley and David Hume, who argued that ideas corresponding to general words are fully determinate and particular and that their generality of application is achieved by making one particular idea stand indifferently as a representative of many.

The section now begins with sweeping general words.

Mr. Obama did offer general words of support for Mr. Sarkozy's efforts.

note in general: words don't make sense, people make sense of words.

Procter & Gamble has registered an inordinate number of domain names for very general words.

TrnLoss = Transaction loss, 113 general words of not accomplishing, but having setbacks instead.

"Wo-men" is the general word for "we".

Welsh speakers use "gwyrdd" (pronounced "goo-irrrth") as a general word for green.

FRANK: This is the general wording for a court-martial decree.

What I am objecting to is employing such a highly general word for one subject among many — that particular subject we now call "philosophy".

The nominalist position did not necessarily deny, however, that there must be some similarity between the particular things to which the general word is applied.