Examples of broad-brush in a Sentence
an unfair, broad-brush accusation of corruption in the statehouse
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There’s so much that has been occluded by the broad-brush depiction of the eighties as the awful age of Reagan, yuppies, shoulder pads, mullets, and synth-drums.
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Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
She’s equipped with a hefty financial aid package and a broad-brush vision of what her post-high school life will look like.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Warwick cautions that this is to avoid broad-brush judgments regarding who, what, when, where, why, and how.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Moving away from a broad-brush approach to tailor marketing strategies to specific parks.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Depending on the evaluation criteria, a traditional broad-brush answer would say picking three starters is considered a success story.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Characters archly comment on proceedings directly to camera at some points and retreat into the staid distance of historical drama at others, as passages of seemingly earnest melodrama crash abruptly into broad-brush contemporary satire.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
She’s equipped with a hefty financial aid package and a broad-brush vision of what her post-high school life will look like.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Warwick cautions that this is to avoid broad-brush judgments regarding who, what, when, where, why, and how.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Moving away from a broad-brush approach to tailor marketing strategies to specific parks.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Depending on the evaluation criteria, a traditional broad-brush answer would say picking three starters is considered a success story.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Characters archly comment on proceedings directly to camera at some points and retreat into the staid distance of historical drama at others, as passages of seemingly earnest melodrama crash abruptly into broad-brush contemporary satire.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Broad-brush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broad-brush. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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