distinctions

Example Sentences

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Distinctions between sinners and saints are muddled throughout Ruffin’s book, excusing him from casting judgment on his characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2021

Distinctions abound on the menu, too, with the classic shoyu ramen — its broth rich and full of garlicky bass notes — getting upstaged by its more fanciful brethren.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2019

Distinctions of wealth and talent continued to exist in America, but republican leaders increasingly attributed their success to hard work and personal merit instead of birth and good breeding.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

It’s appropriate that the R&B group that formed part of the soundtrack of the coming-of-age of Mr. Lethem’s ambivalent hero was called the Subtle Distinctions.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2014

Distinctions, breeding, education are changed, are almost blotted out and hardly recognizable any longer.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque