Sentence examples for the generic from inspiring English sources

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the generic

adjective

Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific.

  • "...the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them, – what is generic, not what is special and individual." Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)

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Sadly, the generic sort.

"The generic grandma".

"I am the generic person.

(The generic "totalitarianism" replaced it).

Celecoxib is the generic name for Celebrex.

That's the generic version of a story.

The impersonal and the generic win.

"The generic PC has lost its luster.

The generic emoting of "Blue Valentine" is balanced by the generic precision of "The King's Speech".

Merck had to meet Pinheiro's price for indinavir, the generic.

Second, the generic ballot is unlikely to hold.

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