How to Use distinguished in a Sentence

distinguished

adjective
  • She is distinguished for her achievements in genetic research.
  • Even some of the decor pays homage to distinguished places.
    — Laura Manske, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The grand space is one of the most important in the palace, and is used to greet distinguished guests.
    — Janaya Wecker, Town & Country, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Some members of the distinguished crowd were part of the show, and others had come to support the play.
    — Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Thus, Kaline has a strong claim as the most distinguished Tiger of them all.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Throughout the year, distinguished names from all walks of life were in their 10th decade, or even their 11th, when the end came.
    — William McDonald, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • In the 1960s, a distinguished guest showed up at the U.S. State Department and never left.
    — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • An ornate cane that might’ve been a distinguished prop for a rapper in the Nineties was used as a crutch.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The Old Guard has held this distinguished duty since 1948.
    — Fox News, 4 Oct. 2021
  • This French variant of Lawrence sounds distinguished and classy.
    — Lydia Wang, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Thresher sharks, which have long, distinguished tails, are known to move close to shore to hunt schooling fish.
    — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Nakashima’s most distinguished trait was her calmness and gait.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2023
  • It’s one of the few historic railroads in the country to achieve such distinguished status.
    — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Sadly, this last episode of his long and distinguished career was not his finest hour.
    — Joel Zinberg, National Review, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The other bases would honor some of the Army’s most distinguished heroes.
    — New York Times, 4 July 2022
  • The chef, with a formidable toque atop his head, gave the VIP treatment to the distinguished host of a table for six.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2022
  • So, the main subject of the discussion with the two distinguished guests will be delivery of weapons.
    — NBC News, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Li will join a small but distinguished club of doctors who write crime fiction.
    — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2022
  • But my distinguished teammate in the East would have beaten six spades by leading a trump at Trick Two.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
  • It’s the distinguished thing, as Henry James would have it, and our mutual friend.
    — Andrew O’Hagan, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Our student-athletes work hard both in and out of the classroom to earn these distinguished honors.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 31 July 2021
  • Burrell spoke to Chron about her distinguished career in and outside of the culinary world.
    — Shacamree Gowdy, Chron, 23 July 2021
  • Just this week, a distinguished group of jewels that belonged to the Romanovs made their own headlines.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Brown and Munoz are the two most distinguished names in franchise history.
    — Tyler Dragon, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The Hall of Fame was established in 1975 to honor the school's most distinguished student-athletes in all sports.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2022
  • But in this case several others in each team had track records fully as distinguished as those of the awardees.
    — Martin Rees, Time, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Triller co-owner Ryan Kavanaugh said the next event will have a more distinguished approach.
    — Mike Bohn, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2021
  • The novel tells the story of Sallie Kincaid, daughter of the distinguished Duke Kincaid.
    — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 28 Mar. 2023
  • For their big day, Smith and Des Vignes wanted a mix of simplistic yet distinguished elements.
    — Nathan Vinson, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • Only this season for Valladolid has proved anything but distinguished.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025

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