How to Use distinguish in a Sentence

distinguish

verb
  • The singer's voice is what distinguishes the band.
  • The only thing that distinguishes the dogs is their bark.
  • You can't distinguish the detail from this distance.
  • I have trouble distinguishing between the two of them.
  • You should be able to distinguish fact from fantasy.
  • I have trouble distinguishing the difference between the two of them.
  • You're old enough to distinguish between fact and fantasy.
  • The key to distinguishing the two can be found in the small print.
    Marnie Old, Philly.com, 2 July 2018
  • The gender of the mummies can be distinguished by the shape of their hands.
    NBC News, 19 Oct. 2019
  • The days passed without much to distinguish one from the next.
    Tove Ditlevsen, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The zoo has used a dye to distinguish them for the last 30 years, Shearer said.
    Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • Part of the goal of the rebrand was to distinguish the beers from each other.
    Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 25 Jan. 2021
  • The large size has the iconic slide rule that has distinguished the brand since 1953.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Look for signs to distinguish one group from the other.
    Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • So the drones could be programmed to distinguish a dog poo from, say, a rock?
    Jeremy White, Wired, 31 May 2021
  • The black smaller eye would not be able to distinguish shapes because of the sun’s light.
    Swapna Krishna, Smithsonian, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Most of these young people are savvy enough to read between the lines and distinguish the truth from the fluff.
    Meimei Fox, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Was that your team trying to find ways to distinguish you?
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The new Amels 200 is the fourth hull in the series and is once again distinguished by a few custom touches.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Of course, Tom Brady is hot, too, with a few distinguishing marks of his own.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2018
  • Howell is quick to distinguish a putting course from a putting green.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2021
  • This prompted me to grow up very fast and to distinguish myself.
    Marc Myers, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Rousseau distinguished two forms of self-love, amour de soi and amour-propre.
    Anthony Gottlieb, New York Times, 21 June 2018
  • The amount of exercise did not distinguish those who lost more from those who lost less.
    Gina Kolata, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Is a different meaning of the art enough to distinguish the two?
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2022
  • And a study found that people could not distinguish the real comments from the fake ones.
    Will Knight, Wired, 15 Jan. 2021
  • As of now, its system is unable to distinguish between the two.
    Phil McCausland, NBC News, 29 July 2022
  • So, how do first-timers distinguish themselves from the pack to land a piece from this allotment?
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2022
  • There are three key metrics here that can help distinguish this tool.
    Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 June 2019
  • Gingham and plaid are both checked patterns, but they can be distinguished in a few key ways.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2023

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