How to Use generate in a Sentence

generate

verb
  • We hope to generate some new ideas at the meeting.
  • This business should generate a lot of revenue.
  • They have been unable to generate much support for their proposals.
  • Her comments have generated a good deal of excitement.
  • His theories have generated a great deal of interest among other scientists.
  • Thanks to the panels the car can generate up to 40 miles of range per day when the sun is out.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Brian Daboll has to find a way to generate points in the first half.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • That’s all the Pats could generate against the upstart, rugged Fish.
    Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Storms can still generate big waves at any time of year.
    Sarah Reid, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023
  • It was released it to the public but did not generate any leads.
    Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The Big 12 thought a merger would not generate enough revenue for the league, per the report.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 July 2022
  • Paint will then generate a set of unique stickers based on your prompt.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 25 May 2025
  • But Butler did generate 12 free throws — the most he’s taken in a game since March 5.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Relative to the amounts of money these leagues generate, the cost of bridging the pay gap can seem small.
    Doug Feinberg, ajc, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Relative to the amounts of money these leagues generate, the cost of bridging the pay gap can seem small.
    Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The swells were generated by a low-pressure system to the north, west of Oregon, a few days ago.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
  • That means owning a home, but renting part of it out to generate enough income to pay for the roof above their heads.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But then there’s the hair, the skin, the makeup — all of it gleaming and highly tended to, like it was generated by AI.
    Danielle Pergament, Allure, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Its surface now sits less than 35 feet away from a point where the dam would no longer generate power.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • More than half of the revenue is generated outside the U.S.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In one sense, Snapchat+ looks like a way for Snap to beta-test new features — and generate revenue for it.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 June 2022
  • Passing the ball effectively will always be the best way to generate points and win games in the NFL.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Merchants, many of whom generate 80% to 90% of their sales on Amazon, are less likely to rebel.
    Spencer Soper, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Tech allows users to generate a Grimes-style work with their own inputs.
    Kathleen Breitman, Fortune Crypto, 13 May 2023
  • Part of the Swift sensation is the sheer good vibes she's generated as she's bonded with fans at her shows.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The extinct but mighty megalodon and the living great white shark generate heat with their muscles the way many mammals do.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
  • They also are taught how to maintain their projects and generate revenue to do so.
    Peter Krouse, cleveland, 8 June 2022
  • Like, why or how do cells generate discrete cell types?
    Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Amongst all the dross and angst, Neil and Teddy try to talk everyone into investing in a baseball-card trading venture that might generate $500 in profits after a year.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
  • Affected vehicles generate a warning when the brake pedal is not working properly.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 June 2025

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