DISTINGUISH in a Sentence
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251 example sentences for DISTINGUISH, such as:
1. She could not distinguish their eyes.
2. He had a distinguished career as a diplomat.
3. Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.
4. It is important to distinguish between cause and effect.
5. The adult can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.
2. He had a distinguished career as a diplomat.
3. Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.
4. It is important to distinguish between cause and effect.
5. The adult can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.
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Meanings and Examples of DISTINGUISH
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distinguish
v. make conspicuous or noteworthy
v. mark as different
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Their arms had slipped apart and they stood motionless, each seeking to distinguish the other's face.
2 She braced her shoulders and went down among them, straining her eyes among the upright figures to distinguish Dr. Meade.
3 She could distinguish nothing but a volume of sound that rose and fell.
4 And she sometimes wondered if he'd ever learn to distinguish between planking and sills.
5 For a long time Mammy strained her sharp ears but she could distinguish nothing except the clatter of silver on china, and the muffled soft tones of Melanie's voice.
6 It was not, after all, opportunity but imagination that he lacked: he had a mental palate which would never learn to distinguish between railway tea and nectar.
7 Only when she was in the motor car did she distinguish the three people who were to accompany them.
8 She could not distinguish their eyes.
9 would be impossible to distinguish among the actors when all gave such fine account of themselves in difficult roles of this well-known New York stage play.
10 When they were most eager about soviets or canoeing, she listened, longed to have some special learning which would distinguish her, and sighed that her adventure had come so late.
11 At any rate, the popular name for him does not sufficiently distinguish him, since the sperm whale also has a hump though a smaller one.
12 The name is of my own bestowal; for there are more than one sort of porpoises, and something must be done to distinguish them.
13 And thereby whalemen distinguish this fish from other tribes of his genus.
14 The main building was called "the house," to distinguish it from the cottages.
15 Heyward could distinguish the impatient gesture of the scout, through the increasing shadows of the evening, and he moved in his footsteps, swiftly, toward the place where he had left the remainder of the party.
Example Sentence: (41 in 3 pages)
1 His attorney argued that Cope could not distinguish between right and wrong.
2 It is important to distinguish between cause and effect.
3 He's colour-blind and can't distinguish between red and green easily.
4 He was eager to get out of the ruck and distinguish himself in some way.
5 A person with good eyesight can distinguish distant object.
6 He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality.
7 Sometimes reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.
8 The fundamental problem lies in their inability to distinguish between reality and invention.
9 Young children sometimes can't distinguish between fantasy and reality.
10 Embarrassed at being unable to distinguish Slovenia from Slovakia, George W. finally consulted an atlas.
11 They can't distinguish between legitimate discs and pirated ones and despite their super-sensitive noses they still can't tell the difference between movies that are worth watching and the real stinkers.
12 By what instinct do you pretend to distinguish between a fallen seraph of the abyss and a messenger from the eternal throne -- between a guide and a seducer?
13 Most people who are color blind actually can distinguish several colors; some, however, have a truly monochromatic view.
14 The adult can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.
15 He had a distinguished career as a diplomat.