How to Use generation in a Sentence

generation

noun
  • He was a hero to generations of students.
  • That family has lived in the same house for four generations.
  • The house has been passed down in the family from generation to generation.
  • No one dreamed that such things would be possible a generation ago.
  • His books are popular among members of the younger generation.
  • He has held that position for a generation.
  • She was worshipped by a generation of moviegoers.
  • We need to preserve these resources for future generations.
  • The company claims to be developing the next generation of portable computers.
  • One generation plants the tree, the next enjoys the shade.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2019
  • When mature, the fruit will hold the seeds of the next generation.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 23 Dec. 2017
  • The spoils of hard-fought battles in one generation are not promised for the next.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Their next generation, the New Glenn, would be able to fly over the stack of money.
    — Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022
  • As the generation of kids who grew up in the church got older, more and more slipped away.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
  • And there’s just a slight bump in price for this generation.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
  • To sort of pass the baton and watch this young generation coming up on the heels of Olivia is just the dream.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 27 July 2022
  • But this might just be about to change with the rise of a new generation of the internet — Web3.
    — Tamara Yannay, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2023
  • And the younger generation, kind of, is yearning for that.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 3 May 2019
  • Taken the gospel of the pass rush and continues to preach it to a new generation.
    — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2020
  • Younger generations leave with a sense of awe as new Elvis fans.
    — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 3 July 2018
  • McCabe was a generation younger than Mueller and still in awe of him.
    — Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2020
  • Drain Gang have emerged as one of those rare acts that exist both in and for a generation.
    — Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2022
  • And the fourth generation will be ready to take the helm of educating the world about the Holocaust.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 26 July 2024
  • Hughes hopes the next generation will take the hip-hop baton and run with it.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The past very much informs the present, with a new generation of artists emerging in thrilling ways.
    — National Geographic, 23 July 2019
  • The current model arrived for 2015 and is the eighth generation of the sedan.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2022
  • But there doesn’t seem to be enough mentors going around for the generation who needs them the most.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Dole was among those in his generation who had fought to save the union and came home eager to preserve it.
    — David Gergen, CNN, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Founding and building a successful business has been the dream of immigrants to the great state of Florida for generations.
    — Robert F. Mancuso, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
  • But the conflict between the two couples, the three generations of Italian-Americans, and the Tanya-and-the-gays stuff was all still really compelling drama and dark comedy.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

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