tell apart
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Criticism and care aren’t always easy to tell apart, and disillusionment and patriotism aren’t opposites.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The team also explored whether it is possible to visually tell apart real microplastics from stearate particles.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
This helps vendors when related species are difficult to tell apart and is expected to reduce mislabelling.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024
Both of Oswald’s guns had a story to tell apart from their role in the tragedy of Nov. 22, 1963.
From Slate • Nov. 22, 2023
As far as he could tell, apart from the trees, he was the only living thing between the horizons.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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