discern
Example Sentences
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The screen behind him lit up with a patchwork of small images, too many to discern any individual one.
From Literature
Investors, though, have grown more discerning in recent months in choosing what stocks to buy even among those companies.
If it seems like Turner hasn’t been in a ton of projects since “Game of Thrones,” it’s because she’s been purposefully discerning.
From Los Angeles Times
“The ability of the public to get information, discern the facts and have reasoned opinions about who’s in charge and doing what is in serious jeopardy without a robust local news community.”
From Los Angeles Times
Called Athena, the technology proposes item descriptions, suggests pricing and, crucially for a company that receives millions of goods a year to sell on consignment, helps discern authentic products from fakes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
