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Meanings of distinguished in English
Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person.
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Examples for "eminent"
Examples for "eminent"
1
The eminent doctor said good-bye with a serious but not unhopeful expression.
2
That Aristotle erred in many ways; that he is eminent in Logic.
3
The church is built upon the grave of the eminent saint, Miniato.
4
An eminent citizen, so one heard, was on the point of arrest.
5
His was the most eminent name in the annals of American surgery.
Usage of distinguished in English
1
Although small in number, the 1920 team distinguished themselves well in competition.
2
This time I hadn't merely identified bones and distinguished left from right.
3
Galileo clearly distinguished the role of religion from the role of science.
4
But they are distinguished from dredging in one significant respect: they work.
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Results: Youth distinguished between sports and exercise, with each possessing different determinants.
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General Pilar was one of the most distinguished citizens of the republic.
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This method is distinguished by a high level of safety and practicability.
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But Hynes is the most distinguished theatre director currently working in Ireland.
9
Another brother was quite distinguished in college in the class of 1851.
10
I see half the most distinguished people in London in your drawing-room.
11
A distinguished academic, he is currently principal of the London Business School.
12
The police have also distinguished themselves with an astonishing level of corruption.
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In the desperate fighting in March, 1918, the Battalion also distinguished itself.
14
The uproar redoubled; but again she distinguished one word above it all:
15
Flow cytometric analysis clearly distinguished between the uninfected and infected cell population.
16
Gary Trim interrupted, his words distinguished by quite a pleasant British accent.
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