is discerning
- present progressive of discern (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The challenge is discerning the elegant from the adequate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A key element of that training is discerning the difference between psychological and spiritual problems, he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
The trick, Stern said, is discerning the difference between people who are organizing acts of violence and those who are expressing general political rage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
That has always been true, especially if one is discerning.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2021
I know dark realms where no glad light is burning, Where Life meets Death, and bows beneath his sword; But yet I fear not; for He is discerning: I lean upon my wise, discerning Lord.
From Two Fishers, and Other Poems by Palmer, Herbert Edward
