tell the difference
Example Sentences
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It’s hard to tell the difference and understaffed federal agencies weren’t going to bother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
That mordant humor, however enjoyable, tiptoes around the unanswerable question of how, or even whether, we can tell the difference between cosplay and the real thing.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
People can tell the difference between a golfer and, well, a chancer.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
"So for us as an employer, we've got this explosion of applications, and it's harder to tell the difference between those applications," he says.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
It was hard to tell the difference anymore.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
