How to Use magnanimous in a Sentence

magnanimous

adjective
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  • She was too magnanimous to resent all the things others had said to her.
  • The school whose lunch debt was paid by a magnanimous nine-year-old?
    — Kiran Misra, The New Republic, 12 Feb. 2021
  • The less magnanimous among us can pick up the Silver Pass for $3,700.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 May 2021
  • And now, with one magnanimous gesture, the Cubs have put an end to it.
    — Dan McGrath, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2017
  • The programs are a magnanimous gesture on the part of Amazon.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • But after that magnanimous day in April, Woods did…not a lot.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • But what looked to some like the magnanimous diffusion of progress looked to others like theft.
    — The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Now McIlroy is being a bit more magnanimous in his thoughts on the Saudi league and those who opt to play in it.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2024
  • That's the magnanimous answer, and not untrue, but still...
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • To consider Kanye and consider his sound alone is to miss the point of his mad, magnanimous project.
    — Jason Parham, Wired, 17 Sep. 2021
  • That song became a pop phenomenon, and was boosted to the No. 1 slot via a remix by, yes, the magnanimous and savvy BTS.
    — New York Times, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Few topics manage to unite the masses quite like the macabre, the mysterious and the magnanimous.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2020
  • When Beatriz’s beater of a car breaks down, Cathy invites her to stay — the sort of magnanimous gesture a woman of her class might make.
    — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 14 June 2017
  • There was, of course, the prospect of some magnanimous rich person with nothing better to do than save a magazine.
    — Joe Pompeo, The Hive, 23 May 2018
  • That was a more magnanimous answer, maybe, than the one Kelly gave five days earlier when the subject was raised.
    — Mike Berardino, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2021
  • According to Williamson, the government ought to act as a magnanimous provider.
    — Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
  • It will be presented as a magnanimous gesture, and Rick Spielman may take the bait.
    — Tom Powers, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2017
  • Beckham has a Super Bowl ring because Berry was magnanimous enough to set him free.
    — cleveland, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Enough water has passed under enough bridges that Barnett, 73, can be magnanimous about the past, present and future.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Most of us don’t come with the tools to always be civilized and gracious and generous and magnanimous.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2016
  • Amazon looked magnanimous in the moment, but its act was colored by months of fighting and the caveats on pay increases that came next.
    — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 27 Dec. 2018
  • But not with a coalition partner, or even reaching out to a rival in a magnanimous gesture.
    — Star Tribune, 4 June 2021
  • The donation was deemed to be a magnanimous and moving gesture, suitable to the spirit of the holiday.
    — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The idea that Rodriguez was being magnanimous toward Girardi might have been the catalyst for the stream of tears.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2016
  • Anyone magnanimous enough to apologize to a deadbeat layabout like me (and my staff) doesn't deserve to be banned from anywhere.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The moons alignment with magnanimous Jupiter encourages you to widen your social net.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In his address, Trump adopted a steady tone and role of magnanimous leader, looking out for his country.
    — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Part of its instructive force is due to the magnanimous presence of Sirota, a violist and mainstay of the New York new-music scene.
    — William Robin, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2017
  • Musée Jacquemart-André is open to present their magnanimous collections.
    — Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2024
  • There was evidence then that negotiators were being far too magnanimous.
    — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024

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