In a sentence
Six example sentences with liberal, each labelled with its topic.
Be liberal with the olive oil here; the dough should feel slick rather than dusty before you fold it.
Cooking
Her aunt was surprisingly liberal about the novels a fourteen-year-old could borrow, handing over anything on the shelf.
Literature
The gallery took a liberal view of what counted as sculpture, admitting sound, steam, and a pile of oranges.
Art
The shop's liberal returns policy accepts any item within a year, receipt or not, and customers reward it with loyalty.
Business
The conductor was liberal about tempo, letting each soloist stretch a phrase as far as breath allowed.
Music
Our trainer takes a liberal view of rest days, counting a long walk with the dog as recovery work.
Fitness
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Found in these word lists
Found in 6 published word lists
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)Authoritative
- Business English Academic Word ListAuthoritative
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)Authoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- Science Vocabulary ListAuthoritative
- Manhattan Prep 1000 GRE WordsRecognized
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