sweeping statement

Frequency: 4.00.6 per million words

a broad generalization that may not be entirely accurate

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Examples (20)

  • She made one of her sweeping statements about foreigners.
  • His claim that all politicians are corrupt is a sweeping statement.
  • It is unfair to make sweeping statements about all young people being lazy.
  • Be careful not to make sweeping statements about entire groups of people.
  • The politician was criticized for his sweeping statement regarding the causes of poverty.
  • The article was criticized for its sweeping statements that lacked evidence.
  • Avoid making sweeping statements that lack any supporting evidence.
  • It's dangerous to rely on such sweeping statements without further investigation.
  • The report was dismissed because it relied on sweeping statements rather than hard data.
  • She regretted her sweeping statement about the company's future.
  • I think that's a bit of a sweeping statement, don't you?
  • The politician's sweeping statement about immigration was met with widespread criticism.
  • His sweeping statements about the education system ignored many successful schools.
  • Avoid making sweeping statements that could be easily disproven.
  • Scientists must be careful not to make sweeping statements based on a single study.
  • The judge warned the lawyers against making any sweeping statements in court.
  • The article was full of sweeping statements about the decline of modern culture.
  • His analysis was full of sweeping statements and generalizations.
  • You can't just make a sweeping statement like 'everyone is corrupt' without proof.
  • She found the author's sweeping statement about the decline of civilization to be alarmist.