How to Use differ in a Sentence

differ

verb
  • The two schools differ in their approach to discipline.
  • Read on to see how — and where the movie differs from the show.
    Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2024
  • The House and Senate differed, though, on how much to set aside for the plan.
    Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
  • No one foot is the same (even your two feet may differ!).
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Out on the streets of Paris, there are differing views on the matter.
    Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
  • How do neck creams differ from creams that go on your face?
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2023
  • How does your preparation differ for a movie that’s set in the present day?
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The forgeries were very crude: in one case, the check number differed on the same piece of paper.
    Alana Semuels, TIME, 13 June 2024
  • Never-Trumpers also differ in what the phrase means to them.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The Roberts trustees and Buckner differ over the reasons why the gate was installed.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
  • How does your day-to-day style differ from outfits for the red carpet or on tour?
    Megan Armstrong, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Whey protein powders differ based on the way they are made.
    Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But its impact is likely to differ from place to place.
    Carl Zimmer, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The 4th and 5th, though, hold challenges around differing views.
    Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 June 2023
  • If the two were tested on the same day, the finishing order might differ.
    K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2023
  • About 100 countries have de minimis thresholds; the amounts differ around the world.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The House version of the bill has some differing language from the Senate version.
    Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Inside the cup, the glaze coats a rough-hewn interior that differs from cup to cup.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Planets can differ from the swirling envelopes of gas and dust from which they are born, astronomers have found.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • And while experiences may differ from cruise to cruise, much like the waves outside rocked the ship, there were ups and downs.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
  • How will Vogue World: Paris differ from previous versions of the event?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The laws, from Florida and Texas, differ in their details.
    Adam Liptak, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • But our rankings sometimes differ (from) the services, and that’s ok.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This differs from a SERM like raloxifene which helps prevent bone loss.
    Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Events happen, minds change, and so the results differ from what polling implied.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The side that faces away from the earth differs significantly from the familiar face of the moon.
    JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
  • There are ways to move to both countries, but the requirements differ and there are hoops to jump through on either side of the border.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Will Vogue World: Paris differ from previous versions of the event?
    Glamour, 12 June 2024
  • Blood is seen pouring out of skinned animals, the near-constant cruelty of the state’s differing climates is apparent and the ruthless, murderous human beings driven by capitalism and colonialism are lethal.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But users with differing political viewpoints have to agree on a fact-check before it is publicly appended to a post, which means that misleading posts about politically divisive subjects often go unchecked.
    Kate Conger, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025

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