generalize about

Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words

To make a general statement concerning a particular subject or group.

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Examples (10)

  • It is impossible to generalize about such a complicated subject.
  • We shouldn't generalize about people based on a few anecdotes.
  • It's dangerous to generalize about teenagers; they're all different.
  • Researchers try not to generalize about cultures from limited data.
  • You can't generalize about a whole region after one short trip.
  • Journalists sometimes generalize about trends to make a catchy headline.
  • I used to generalize about startups, but experience changed my mind.
  • Please don't generalize about colleagues before hearing their side.
  • The book attempts to generalize about creativity across disciplines.
  • It's easy to generalize about tastes, yet personal preference varies.