discern

Example Sentences

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He’s always been a paradox: a source of endless charisma about whom it’s virtually impossible to discern anything concrete.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Cutting-edge warfare is being waged with drones and lasers, while the generative computer programs being marketed as “artificial intelligence” warp our ability to discern reality.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

A major reason is that the market is trying to discern which companies will emerge as long-term AI winners and which will ultimately see the technology devastate their profits.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Such a unifying feature is harder to discern in the invention, manufacture and sale of products as disparate as the pogo stick, Mr. Potato Head and the Betsy Wetsy doll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

But it is difficult to discern her age and no one dares inquire.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern