- plural of distinction.
distinctions
Example Sentences
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Rather than reacting only to familiar properties such as color or intensity, it detects subtle quantum distinctions in the incoming light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Its asymmetrical, free-form plate-glass top rests on a base made of two identical, U-shaped wooden legs —a configuration that blurs distinctions between primitivism and classicism, the organic and the engineered, furniture and art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Indeed, one of the striking features of the majority opinion is how persistently it resists artificial distinctions.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
In one of its many distinctions from other festivals, Ojai stays fresh by yearly changing music directors and for its 80th anniversary Esa-Pekka Salonen returned after a quarter-century absence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
So, you see, even these minor distinctions felt like petty theft.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
