generally
adverb
gen·er·al·ly
ˈjen-rə-lē 
ˈje-nə-,
ˈje-nər-lē
Examples of generally in a Sentence
He talked generally about his plans.
I had a generally good day.
It generally takes about a month for the shipment to arrive.
When stocks are up, bonds are generally down.
This town is generally regarded as a good place to raise kids.
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Purple states are generally presidential battleground states or those where voters regularly split their support between the two parties: Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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More Americans generally said the government is doing too little on the environment when a Republican administration leads than during a Democratic presidency.
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Most lawmakers have been generally supportive of Trump's policies since his return to the White House, but Murkowski has been more willing to break from the party.
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More generally, Wright emphasises the importance of the simple fact that different dendritic connections appear to perform different functions.
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Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
More Americans generally said the government is doing too little on the environment when a Republican administration leads than during a Democratic presidency.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Most lawmakers have been generally supportive of Trump's policies since his return to the White House, but Murkowski has been more willing to break from the party.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
More generally, Wright emphasises the importance of the simple fact that different dendritic connections appear to perform different functions.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
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generally
adverb
gen·er·al·ly
ˈjen-(ə-)rə-lē
ˈjen-ər-lē
1
: for the most part
generally speaking
2
: as a rule : usually
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