Examples of “generation” in a Sentence

noun All the people born and living at around the same time, seen as a group.

• Each generation worries that the next one spends too long on screens.
• Her generation grew up without smartphones.
• The festival attracts fans from three generations.

noun One step in a family's line of descent, roughly the time it takes children to grow up and have their own.

• Three generations of the family live in the same big house.
• My grandmother's recipes have been handed down through several generations.
• The family farm has been passed down for four generations.

noun The act or process of producing or bringing something into being.

• Wind turbines are used for the generation of power in rural areas.
• The generation of heat inside the engine requires constant cooling.
• The plant is used for the generation of clean electricity.

noun A particular stage in the development of a technology or product line.

• The new console is the latest generation of the brand.
• Each new generation of phones seems to have a better camera.
• The company is proud of its fifth generation of electric scooters.