tell apart
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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But as with protein, the functional hydration market is getting overrun by smaller brands that can be tough to tell apart.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Wherever they sit in the stack, they will be hard to tell apart from eventual losers, and doubly hard to buy before everyone else notices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
This helps vendors when related species are difficult to tell apart and is expected to reduce mislabelling.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024
Side by side, Gonzalez said the two widows are fairly easy to tell apart — at least when it comes to adult females.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
They were hard to tell apart; their emotional tone seemed always low, their talk trivial.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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