Sentence examples for was generic from inspiring English sources
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)
It generated mixed reviews from music critics, who felt that its production was generic.
David's concern was generic, methodological.
The housing stock was generic.
The golf course scene was generic.
To us, it was generic: the Cafe.
But Frank and Julia both thought it was generic.
S/he was given advice which was "generic" and dismissive of different audiences of academic outputs.
It was handwritten, but the message was generic, devoid of her signature underlines and exclamation points.
But officials said that the testimony today concerning what the intelligence community knew or should have known before Sept. 11 was generic and offered no knew bombshells.
"Before the 'Wheel of Fortune,' the theming of slot machines was generic -- cherries, lemons, pots of gold, four-leaf clovers," Mr. Christiansen said.
