overgenerous

Examples of overgenerous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Father, who knew Mother and her overgenerous impulses well, had left a remarkable will in which Mother was the major immediate beneficiary. James Roosevelt, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2022 The lure of better numbers, more carrot than stick, was energizing in itself, even if the ring’s criteria seemed kind of arbitrary, maybe overgenerous. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021 In Washington, lawmakers have seized on the matter for political purposes, with Republicans complaining that the labor supply issues are the direct result of overgenerous stimulus measures passed by Democrats earlier this year. Washington Post, 10 May 2021 The large number of unemployed will keep a lid on wages once the overgenerous federal unemployment benefits run out in early September. Robert Barone, Forbes, 4 Apr. 2021 In McGann’s perhaps overgenerous account, Continue reading for just $1 an issue. Evan Kindley, The New York Review of Books, 11 Feb. 2021

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“Overgenerous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgenerous. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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