How to Use generic in a Sentence

generic

1 of 2 adjective

• The scam does not stop with one generic text.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
• That’s just too generic a premise.
  — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
• The old generic Search field is no more.
  — Kathy Yakal, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026
• Guy himself proves as generic a hero as his name.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
• In short, the voice sounds more like you than a generic robot.
  — ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
• Watch out for sudden waves of generic praise.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
• This isn’t a stretch of generic chain restaurants.
  — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
• Democrats are up about four points right now on generic-ballot polls.
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
• At its worst, golden oak can feel like a generic, builder-grade floor.
  — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026
• Forget generic ebooks no one reads.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• Then, stop fighting for the generic claim and go own the one that's true.
  — Cody Chomiak, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• Choose name brand over generic products.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2026
• In a sea of generic content, customers cannot tell you apart.
  — Bernardo Martinez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• Third, the greeting was generic.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
• That generic usage is what prompted me to write this.
  — Rocky Sharma, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
• Think of the generic, smooth plastic surfaces found in many cars.
  — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
• The role description sounds broad and generic.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
• And other name brand or generic versions of all of these are available.
  — Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2023
• Some generic drugs and vaccines may even require no copay at all.
  — Adam Pate, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
• Worse, the word is so vague and generic as to be nearly meaningless.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
• Anything that trains attention on what is unique rather than what is generic.
  — Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
• And Democrats have maintained a healthy lead in the generic ballot.
  — Justin Papp, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
• Red and blue flashing police lights are seen at a crime scene in this generic stock photo.
  — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
• Most boxes focus on generic stuff that will either get ripped to shreds or tossed to the side.
  — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 12 May 2026
• Some low-fi chill, or generic spa music, would help the ambience.
  — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
• That step is not required for generic copies of small-molecule drugs.
  — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
• Plenty of penalties have been scored in generic white trainers over the decades.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
• Profiles and bios that are incomplete or a touch generic.
  — Rebecca Fearn, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
• That’s kind of my generic start, is like those things, just a little everything.
  — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• The production is just as generic.
  — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026

generic

2 of 2 noun

• You can substitute generics for brand-name drugs on this health plan.
• There is no such disclaimer about generics.
  — John Wilkerson, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
• Tier 4 is your brand names that don’t have generics available.
  — Richard Eisenberg, Fortune Well, 22 Feb. 2023
• But a steady supply of generics might be worth the greater expense.
  — Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2023
• Some have established a hybrid tier with some generics and some brand name drugs.
  — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 23 May 2018
• Gilead could switch patients to its new drug just before cheap generics hit the market.
  — Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 23 July 2023
• Sphinx of the Second Sun is a mono-blue sphinx that costs two blue and six generic.
  — Joe Parlock, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
• The breezy courtship sequences feel stiff; the writing’s generic in the extreme.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2018
• That led to a high-energy song and dance that set a generic, slightly high-strung tone for the night.
  — Nelson Pressley, Washington Post, 10 June 2019
• Once a drug goes off patent, other companies can produce and sell it as a generic.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 7 Aug. 2020
• Many generics are so cheap that the $5 shipping cost would swallow any small savings.
  — Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
• Some of the drugs are now generics and available for just a few dollars per prescription.
  — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 20 June 2023
• This is on the theory that all generics are alike, so the only thing that matters is price.
  — John C. Goodman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• But about half of them are already available as generics, usually for much less.
  — John Wilkerson, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
• Ask your doctor about switching from more expensive brand-name drugs to generics.
  — Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2018
• In all, 22 drugs on TrumpRx are available as generics.
  — John Wilkerson, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
• Most of the drugs in short supply are generics—drugs that are less-expensive copies of patented drugs.
  — John C. Goodman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• The 100% tariff applies to brand-name drugs that still have a patent, not generics.
  — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
• Prices for those generics range $3-$12 for varying supply amounts.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2020
• So a patented pill that sells for $1 can be profitably produced and sold as a generic for a penny.
  — Alfred Engelberg, STAT, 11 Sep. 2021
• Is there a premium for certain brands of birth control or a discount for generics?
  — Ashley Ziegler, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
• Cheaper generics exist for at least 17.
  — John Wilkerson, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
• Mifepristone is available under the brand name Mifeprex and as a generic.
  — Fox News, 17 Jan. 2023
• The status of Teva, which makes generic and branded drugs and has struggled with debt, is less clear.
  — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2020
• Some drug generics were supposed to be carved out of the deal, but details were still pending as of Thursday.
  — Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 31 July 2025
• Fairbanks took notice of his gear—which was a mix of high-end and generic, including his black-and-copper trekking poles.
  — Nicholas Thompson, Wired, 2 Nov. 2020
• Sometimes, even the presence of generics doesn’t bring down prices very effectively.
  — NBC News, 5 June 2018
• Zantac and its generics are sold with and without a prescription in different strengths.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
• Also, some consumers might be able to use available generics that cost less than brand-name medications.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
• The Alphas are exciting, even when the final act turns their villainy generic.
  — Darren Franich, EW.com, 20 May 2021