DISTINGUISHED in a Sentence
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251 example sentences for DISTINGUISHED, such as:
1. She distinguished herself in the arts.
2. He distinguished himself as a great lawyer.
3. He had a distinguished career as a diplomat.
4. Dr Miles was a distinguished scholar of Russian history.
5. The adult can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.
2. He distinguished himself as a great lawyer.
3. He had a distinguished career as a diplomat.
4. Dr Miles was a distinguished scholar of Russian history.
5. The adult can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.
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Meanings and Examples of DISTINGUISHED
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distinguished
a. used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
a. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 In the meantime Ferrier having recovered from his privations, distinguished himself as a useful guide and an indefatigable hunter.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER II. THE FLOWER OF UTAH
2 Silk and embroidery distinguished their dresses, and marked the wealth and importance of their master; forming, at the same time, a striking contrast with the martial simplicity of his own attire.
3 While the attendants hastened to obey Cedric's commands, his eye distinguished Gurth the swineherd, who, with his companion Wamba, had just entered the hall.
4 By far the most numerous part streamed towards the town of Ashby, where many of the distinguished persons were lodged in the castle, and where others found accommodation in the town itself.
5 There was no want of distinguished and noble candidates to fill up the ranks on either side.
6 Those whom they obeyed as leaders were only distinguished from the others by a feather in the cap, their dress, arms, and equipments being in all other respects the same.
7 By far the greater part of those inferior persons were, in one rank or other, connected with the Order, and were accordingly distinguished by their black dresses.
8 Sir Knight of the Fetterlock, since it is your pleasure so to be distinguished," said Ivanhoe, "I fear me you have chosen a talkative and a troublesome fool to be your guide.
9 There were assembled in this apartment, around a large oaken table, about a dozen of the most distinguished representatives of the Saxon families in the adjacent counties.
10 When they entered, they found themselves in the presence of about twenty matrons and maidens of distinguished Saxon lineage.
11 Ivanhoe distinguished himself in the service of Richard, and was graced with farther marks of the royal favour.
12 Maria felt her triumph, and pursued her purpose, careless of Julia; and Julia could never see Maria distinguished by Henry Crawford without trusting that it would create jealousy, and bring a public disturbance at last.
13 I never listened to a distinguished preacher in my life without a sort of envy.
14 To be distinguished for elegance and accomplishments, the authorised object of their youth, could have had no useful influence that way, no moral effect on the mind.
15 He had distinguished himself, and early gained the other step in rank, and must now, by successive captures, have made a handsome fortune.
Example Sentence: (41 in 3 pages)
1 The adult can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.
2 He had a distinguished career as a diplomat.
3 The Chinese nation is distinguished for its diligence and courage.
4 He was a loyal, distinguished and very competent civil servant.
5 He distinguished himself on several occasions in the civil war.
6 She distinguished herself in the arts.
7 Dr Miles was a distinguished scholar of Russian history.
8 This international award has set the seal on a long and distinguished career.
9 He distinguished himself as a great lawyer.
10 Each tuple in a relation is distinguished from another because one or more attributes in a relation are designated key attributes.
11 She was a distinguished scientist and a gifted painter into the bargain.
12 Lord Oxburgh is a geologist; at the end of a long and distinguished career in science, he has now found himself in the Shell chairman's seat.
13 Computer hardware is the physical part of a computer, as distinguished from the computer software that executes within it.
14 Postoperative complications should be distinguished from inevitable consequences of an operation.
15 The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation.