How to Use discernment in a Sentence

discernment

noun

• His lack of discernment led to his disastrous choice of business partners.
• Goldstein: Canavan had a gift of discernment that enabled him to rightly judge the signs of the times.
  — Nr Interview, National Review, 12 Jan. 2018
• Schoen hopes to apply that discernment with the Giants.
  — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2022
• He was asked to join the discernment process for the Kings Bay action, and eventually felt ready to take part in it.
  — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2019
• Plate discipline is a strength; ball-strike discernment is a strength of his.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2018
• Yet among the stats and accomplishments, the greatest thing Long amassed along the way was discernment.
  — Arizona Republic, azcentral, 26 June 2019
• Money, art and careers depend on the discernment, if not the kindness, of strangers.
  — Michael Saler, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2022
• Lots of people are willing to shell out for things that project wealth and discernment to others.
  — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2022
• Being too hard on people is not a good thing, but discernment is.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
• Strike a balance between discernment and sharing the need-to-know facts.
  — Colin Bedell, Cosmopolitan, 11 Mar. 2018
• All that is to say, patience—and discernment—are required when shopping for masks these days.
  — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2022
• The biblical King Solomon is known for his wisdom and discernment granted to him by God.
  — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
• The work of discernment, in other words, is never finished.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2021
• Use your discernment; sometimes saying no to the wrong things is just as powerful as saying yes to the right ones.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021
• Trust your gut and use your discernment to navigate through life.
  — Ebonee Davis, Teen Vogue, 29 Sep. 2017
• The name may take a minute to place, but point out Holland Taylor to anyone with discernment and acclaim is sure to follow.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022
• Remember not to approach life with paranoia, discernment is not meant to be a scary thing.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2022
• Remember not to approach life with paranoia; discernment is not meant to be a scary thing.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2022
• One always has to rely on one’s own judgment and discernment.
  — David Freedlander, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2017
• But Kitchens’ shine proved to be fool's gold, and Dorsey’s credibility takes a hit because of his lack of discernment in this area.
  — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2019
• Opening up could ultimately be worth it, but your discernment needs to have a place at the table.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
• Status came not to be defined solely by means, but also as a matter of taste and discernment.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 May 2021
• After all, your discernment is what the test is designed to determine.
  — Gerald Bradshaw, Post-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2017
• Fans in Britain have shown little discernment over the N.F.L. fare served up to them over the years, generally selling out every game in no time.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2016
• Recently, a friend and I talked about how the last year has forced a reckoning with our appearance through the discernment of a Zoom optic.
  — Taylor Aldridge, ELLE Decor, 26 Feb. 2021
• The dissatisfaction peaks around the 21st, but so, too, does your discernment.
  — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
• But along with that discernment came a distinct classicism with the peasant class as its victim.
  — Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 8 Mar. 2023
• Dee Haslam noted how much thought and discernment went into the decision.
  — cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022
• Still, while the disco group has not voiced discernment for using their hit song, other artists have not been shy about condemning their music being played on the former president's 2024 campaign trail.
  — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
• Which is tricky, as historically, discernment has been the curator’s job.
  — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024