How to Use differently in a Sentence
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Buona Beef cooks its meat differently from the rest of the places on this list.
—Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appétit, 16 June 2023
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If Alpina had got in a bit ahead of Chobani things might have worked out differently.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
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If Trump stayed away from the trail, would things have turned out differently?
—Byrick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2022
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You’re treated differently in the press than a man is, for sure.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 2 June 2023
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Car loans for teens and young adults are tricky and work differently than car loans for adults.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 3 Jan. 2023
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Beyond just that though, bettors in the states have to plan a bit differently.
—Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2022
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There are a few different hinge points on the show in which things could have gone differently.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
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Bob Barbrow, chief of the agate desk in Sports, put it a little differently.
—USA Today, 14 Sep. 2022
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Having children saved me — and taught me to be in this world differently.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
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Every cut of beef here is prepared differently based on what’s best for the cut.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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But back in those days, things worked very differently.
—Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 29 June 2024
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From soybeans to quinoa, seeds grow differently in space than on land.
—Nell Lewis, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
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That might be true as the seedling emerges from the seed, but when that tree grows to 5 or so years old, the root system develops very differently.
—Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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Why did so many people die – and what should have been done differently?
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2022
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And Koepka was left to wonder if things might have turned out differently had someone else been in the group ahead of him.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
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Their sizing runs differently than other brands, so be sure to check the size guide.
—Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 30 Jan. 2023
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The pan-fried dish is cheap and fast, and everyone makes theirs a little differently.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 24 Jan. 2024
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Durham said there are things the FBI should have done differently, but that's not the issue the jury must consider.
—Gillian Morley, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2022
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The study found that the stronger typhoons carry more moisture and track differently.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 1 Oct. 2022
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Some students may have been kept alive longer, or done away with differently.
—Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
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Wall Street has viewed Nike and Adidas very differently during the past 12 months.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 July 2024
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To say the least, the three avocados had aged quite differently.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
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What is your school doing differently this year to keep kids safe and engaged?
—CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
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Across the Spider-Verse is no exception, but the lesson at the core of this plot hits differently somehow.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 June 2023
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It wasn’t lost on him that the team’s newcomers see it a little differently.
—oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022
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Of course, the Scribe is built to be used differently than other Kindle models.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 16 Dec. 2022
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That hits a little differently in the present, when there seems to be a resurgence of antisemitism in some of its most toxic forms.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2022
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Forty years later, Bowie once again prompted Morgen to see the world and his place in it a little differently.
—Time, 20 Sep. 2022
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For example, the above two shots were captured within a second with point and shoot (no touch and shoot), and the the two photos were processed very differently.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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There are not too many strikers who can match Van Dijk’s physical attributes in terms of pace, power, and height, and there are signs the 33-year-old plays slightly differently against Isak for that reason.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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