Example Sentences

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By the time they got to the White House, Rosalynn had distinguished herself as the center of Carter’s inner circle, even if those beyond the West Wing did not appreciate her role.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Last Saturday, he revoked The New York Times’s verification check mark, which had distinguished its Twitter account from impersonators.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Previously, the site had distinguished between the two.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2023

A lot of younger people are coming in, and people who’ve had distinguished careers I think are in some cases stepping aside.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2022

At Clarkebury, plenty of the boys had distinguished lineages, and I was no longer unique.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela