- past participle of distinguish.
- past tense form of distinguish.
distinguished
Example Sentences
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RVs weren’t distinguished in the numbers, but at least two major operations removed RV encampments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The findings, published in Communications Biology, clarify how different pangolin species are related, where they live, and how they can be distinguished.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Prior to that, he was a distinguished engineer and senior director at Google focused on data-center technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
None of them distinguished themselves, although neither did any others.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Soon a very distinguished, silver-haired man in an open-collar white shirt and black suit strode onto a stage.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Vocabulary lists containing distinguished
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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And Then There Were None
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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