How to Use general in a Sentence

general

1 of 2 adjective

• 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.
• In general, could be a free agent guy too.
  — Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
• Or maybe you’re stressed out about life in general?
  — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
• But in general, this is not about Bryce.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
• But in general, this is a very good rule to follow.
  — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
• Think of it as a general health checkup for the house.
  — Ryan Brennan may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
• The tax makes up about two-thirds of the state’s general revenue.
  — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
• Cloudy skies will be the rule, along with a general dampness to the air and ground.
  — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
• The money comes from the city's general fund.
  — James Taylor, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
• Trout is on pace to hit 52 home runs this year and has been a general bright spot.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• This was only the third time that women won all four general awards.
  — Al Shipley, SPIN, 5 Feb. 2024
• The Heat, just in general, have been a slower team.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
• That was a general meeting, though, right?
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 26 June 2026
• There’s a general sense that something is wrong with the mental health of kids and teens.
  — Jennifer Huddleston, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
• With that said, these are the general trends doctors expect to see.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Health, 10 July 2026
• Tall grass, in general, is a huge trend for 2026.
  — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026
• But, in general, there’s a sense that follow-up films are money grabs.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026
• What does that success say about the format in general?
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
• In general, a higher weight means a more durable carpet.
  — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
• A lot of time was spent trying to build out easter eggs, but the general plot was there from the jump.
  — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 May 2026
• For those who must wait in the general line, the wait time was only 4 minutes.
  — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2026

general

2 of 2 noun

• How did the general come on your radar?
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
• But time has been very kind to him, and to this film in general.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
• Xi has fired- has fired all these generals.
  — CBS News, 17 May 2026
• Jones paced back and forth like a pseudo war general.
  — Josh Owens, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
• He's fired – Xi has fired all these generals.
  — CBS News, 17 May 2026
• The spark came not from generals but from forest rangers.
  — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• My great-grandpa was a general in the shah's army.
  — Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
• My great-grandpa was a general in the shah’s army.
  — Talla Mountjoy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
• Both Caine and Jin are air force generals.
  — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
• Maduro and his generals deny that charge.
  — Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
• Kevin Feige was a fan of the comics and the zombie genre in general.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
• The two generals who were removed have not been seen in public for months.
  — Dan De Luce, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2023
• Why would the Iraqi strongman have lied to his own generals?
  — Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
• Gone are the days of the generals willing to defy him.
  — Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• Now, many of those generals and admirals will be in the same room.
  — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
• But does Hegseth want the best generals, or just the best skinny ones?
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
• That rapid feedback aligns with what Ohs sees as healthy for film in general.
  — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
• Cyrus racked up six nods, in the generals and pop categories.
  — Justin Curto, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2023
• Not just on the offensive side, but in general.
  — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
• As a true field general, Bart Starr may have been without peer.
  — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• That general was a mixture of Phil and Stephen.
  — Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
• Hegseth has fired or sidelined more than a dozen admirals or generals.
  — Steve Beynon, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
• When word reached a white Union-army general, the direction of the project changed.
  — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
• How does Israel see the general?
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
• This could be with work or your life’s trajectory in general.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
• Trump opts to join Hegseth's pep talk to commanding generals.
  — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
• Williams, the steady floor general, has a knack for finding a way to get into the paint to score or dish to shooters.
  — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
• But first, a little more about the collection in general.
  — Sophia Panych, Allure, 28 May 2026
• The Roman general was in the midst of his own power struggle.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
• It was designed to turn the quarterback into some-thing of a general.
  — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026