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Recent Examples of generosity On Sunday, after about six hours outside, the generosity from neighbors and community members poured in. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2025 Event co-chair Mickey Klein lauded the family's generosity, including a new billion-dollar commitment to education. 8. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The King of Pentacles signals the kind of success that comes through discipline, generosity, and financial planning. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025 Unfortunately, a drunken Ben makes a heinous error in judgment that abruptly extinguishes the generosity of their hosts. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for generosity
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Noun
  • There are many services and causes in the United States that benefit the greater public but are entirely funded by private philanthropy.
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 July 2025
  • Benioff is best known for Salesforce’s innovative 1-1-1 philanthropy model, the company’s investments in education and healthcare, and his own outspoken advocacy for social justice.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Lunches, meetings, phone calls, always Mark’s delicious southern drawl infusing us with his spirit and kindness.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 July 2025
  • Politeness and kindness are attributes that parents want to reinforce and encourage in their children.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Mackenzie had earned a reputation for piety, patriotism, lack of humor and liberality with the lash.
    Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
  • All the states Lauck writes about benefited from the liberality of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
    Phil Christman, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2023

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“Generosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generosity. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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