distinctively
Example Sentences
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I can distinctively remember every single day on that job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Comma butterflies, with their distinctively ragged wing edges, have recovered in numbers since the survey began.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
But he concluded that birthright citizenship was by now distinctively American.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
We found no compelling evidence that having a distinctively black name harmed a child’s prospects once background factors were taken into account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
But because the audit studies can’t measure the actual life outcomes of the fictitious DeShawn Williams versus Jake Williams, they can’t assess the broader impact of a distinctively black name.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
