How to Use distinct in a Sentence

distinct

adjective

• The phrase has three distinct meanings.
• The outline became less and less distinct as the light faded.
• There was the distinct smell of something burning.
• We had the distinct impression that they were lying.
• Each herb has its own distinct flavor.
• There are three distinct categories.
• The Good Fight is putting up a very distinct kind of fight this year.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 May 2018
• That sound, though, lacked the distinct tones of Canto.
  — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, 25 Oct. 2017
• And few are more distinct than those in the genus Leptonetela.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 20 Dec. 2023
• Most folks worried that the distinct taste would drown out the flavor of the food.
  — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2023
• This cooks up fast and easy, and the texture of the rice is buttery and distinct.
  — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2021
• The children of the group are as distinct as their parents.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021
• And by the end of it, there was a distinct difference in body and mind.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2020
• This surge is, in many ways, distinct from the ones before.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2022
• But perhaps the most distinct part about the gown is the back of it, which features a low cut.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2018
• The lyrics are too cogent and the melodies too distinct and succinct for that.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021
• Buno thinks Shorts and longer videos should be more distinct.
  — Richard Nieva, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
• Her eras are distinct, and no one album sounds the same.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2020
• As though that were distinct from what the Catholic Church teaches at large.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
• These teams represent the two distinct ways to have a great run in sports.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 May 2018
• Just note that silk has a very distinct feel, and may be too slippery for some.
  — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 29 Sep. 2022
• The move will make the two companies more distinct, East Buy said.
  — WSJ, 22 Nov. 2023
• Their speaking voice is more distinct and stranger than what pops off the page.
  — Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2021
• Enough for just an echo of that distinct nose-tingling spice.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
• If the flies are abundant, some trout start feeding with a distinct rhythm.
  — John Merwin, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020
• Adam Resnick has such a distinct voice that just echoes throughout his book.
  — Ian Goldstein, Vulture, 22 July 2021
• Advancing ahead in counts was a distinct way to avoid it.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2019
• How is Lordean rage distinct from other types of anger?
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2021
• Companies must do more to address the distinct obstacles that stall women’s progress early in their careers.
  — Marianne Cooper priya Fielding-Singh, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
• Genre filmmaking — a term most often used to describe horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and similar movies that play on distinct themes and tropes — always had its champions.
  — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024