How to Use general in a Sentence

general

1 of 2 adjective
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  • They were found in the same general area.
  • I'm going in the general direction of the store.
  • The witness was able to provide a very general description of the thief.
  • The details of the new plan are different, but it's based on the same general concept.
  • The general consensus is that we should go ahead.
  • The book provides a good general introduction to the subject.
  • She began her talk with some general observations about the state of the industry.
  • My general impression was that things were going well.
  • They have issued a general warning.
  • My concerns are all general—nothing specific.
  • The closure of Xscape came as part of a general downturn of the mall.
    — The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024
  • This week, Wix employees joined a general strike to protest the outcome of the vote.
    — WIRED, 26 July 2023
  • Yellowstone has been a very big help with that, and the Western way of life in general.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
  • This was only the third time that women won all four general awards.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Kurt Bjorkman, The Ranch’s general manager, is quick to agree with all of it.
    — Nick Aspinwall, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The general ticket on-sale for the Australia leg starts on Thursday, July 13 at livenation.com.au or postmalone.com.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 June 2023
  • Over the objections of the first Black members of Congress, Congress voted for a general amnesty.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • In general, though, Pochtar thinks that sad films are just one of many ways kids are exposed to life’s tough realities.
    — Kelly Conaboy, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Tesla wasn’t just a victim of a general slow-down in EV interest, though.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
  • The vibe of the movie sits in the general Mary Poppins area, but the light touch that made King’s previous two features so pleasurable is in short supply.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Yes, there’s their general raging hatred of government and desire to blow the place up.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Trace the outline of your foot on the paper with your pencil—nothing too formal, just a general outline.
    — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2023
  • There is a general food theme, because this is Bon Appétit, after all.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Cole Blackman, general manager of the auto shop, said at least four vehicles, two of which were owned by the shop, were trapped under the rubble.
    — oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But the general feeling is to try to produce one song from each of the seven decades and to keep the set list varied so the songs don’t fall in the same tempo or key or subject material.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Grapevine’s floor general Naomi Lyday, a 5-foot-8 point guard.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The general praise of doctors has allowed a few in the profession to get away with murder, literally.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
  • This timeline provides a general framework for the journey to becoming a CPA.
    — Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The film critic Richard Brody captured this general listlessness in his lukewarm review of The Marvels.
    — Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2023
  • What emerged as a really important appendix from that research was that the mental health system, and in general, the health system in Gaza, is close to collapsing.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
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general

2 of 2 noun
  • The two generals who were removed have not been seen in public for months.
    — Dan De Luce, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Cyrus racked up six nods, in the generals and pop categories.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Then, the forces of two rival generals went to battle in the streets of the capital, Khartoum, and he was forced to flee himself.
    — Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • In 2021, military generals joined forces to seize power in a coup.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
  • But that proved short-lived and the drama of recent weeks has underscored how the generals still appear to be calling many, if not all, the shots.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In the contracts with all three automakers, longtime workers will get 25% general raises over the life of the deals with 11% up front.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Nov. 2023
  • In the deals with all three companies, longtime workers would get 25% general raises over the life of the contracts with 11% up front.
    — CBS News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The hold affects only those at the very top — generals and flag officers.
    — USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • But a criminal court ruled that the general would need to be charged in the Special Peace Jurisdiction.
    — Diana Durán, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The United States and other countries urged the generals to make peace and put the transition to democracy back on track.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Sixteen state and district attorneys general joined the DOJ in bringing the case.
    — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
  • One of her early captors forced her to serve as a maid, a Turkish general, gave Josephine to his wife and mother-in-law, who would beat her daily.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The former military general and his wife, Lori J. Flynn, first purchased the home in 2001.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
  • Over the centuries, it was looted by conquering Roman generals, seized by Alaric the Goth and blown up by the Venetians in 1687.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Kim pointed at Seoul and its surrounding area on a map in front of the uniformed generals, pictures released by the agency showed.
    — Larissa Gao, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • At one point on the ground, the general encountered — by chance — a commander from another brigade.
    — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Henry averages 13 points eight assists and five steals, playing the role of the scrappy floor general.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Saban was seated next to his soldier, wearing the mug of the defeated general.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Trump, of course, appointed Milley to his role in 2018—but since then has repeatedly lashed out at the general.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2023
  • And that other classic bit with the general slipping his hand inside his jacket?
    — Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In today’s bull cycle, this leaves Nvidia, Meta and Amazon as the three remaining generals making new highs with the markets.
    — Beth Kindig, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • QBs are no longer solely expected to be rigid ‘field generals’ that do things by the book and have a strong pocket presence and arm mechanics.
    — Sam Joseph, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Can the military command and the civilian government mend the rifts that have divided them and that led to the recent firing of Ukraine’s top general?
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Sudan is on the brink of collapse as forces loyal to two rival generals are battling for control of the resource-rich North African nation.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 4 May 2023
  • Now, even those with deep military roots are beginning to question the generals’ iron grip on power.
    — Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Statues of Confederate soldiers and generals are being pulled down in a coast-to-coast reckoning with the Jim Crow era.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Six years later, Cavazos became the first Hispanic American to reach the rank of general.
    — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 15 May 2023
  • Zelensky had every right to fire his top general, but the politics could get ugly.
    — Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Not a president, or a general, or an enslaver, Eddie Yergason was a gawky 19-year-old textile clerk.
    — Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Then Borodin published a letter from the prosecutor general’s office showing that a request had been made to the justice ministry to consider that.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024

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