Distinguished

Examples

• His whole stock, therefore, is distinguished into two parts. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• I never listened to a distinguished preacher in my life without a sort of envy. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• A cadet of the house was an officer of the great Duke and distinguished in the famous Saint Bartholomew conspiracy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The two theories need to be held together, yet clearly distinguished. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Restrain him,' cried Mr. Snodgrass; 'Winkle, Tupman--he must not peril his distinguished life in such a cause as this. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Distinguished scientists from every part of Europe seek him eagerly. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Mr Lammle was proud to be so soon distinguished by this special commendation to Miss Podsnap's favour. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Lucy was all exultation on being so honorably distinguished; and Miss Steele wanted only to be teazed about Dr. Davies to be perfectly happy. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Yet none of the defaced human forms which I distinguished, could be Raymond; so I turned my eyes away, while my heart sickened within me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• In this young sportsman, distinguished by a crisply curling auburn head and a bluff countenance, the Secretary descried the orphan. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The ether must be distinguished from the air, for science means by it a medium which exists everywhere and is to be regarded as permeating all space and all matter. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• I have no wish to be distinguished; and have every reason to hope I never shall. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• I was the leader and protector of my comrades, and as I became distinguished among them, their misdeeds were usually visited upon me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• In addition the following other great language families are distinguished by the philologist. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Prisoners ten thousand times more distinguished than thou have died within these walls, and their fate hath never been known! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• They had exchanged a few sentences, of which the porter had only distinguished the one word time. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Her slight frame became nerved; her distinguished face quickened with scorn. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• They murdered all whom they found, and among others the chief Shaheas, who had been always distinguished for his friendship to the whites. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• We have said in walked Mr. Job Trotter, but the statement is not distinguished by our usual scrupulous adherence to fact. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• She seemed to think that her distinguished nephew had gone into a slave-market and purchased a wife. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• France seems to have had a considerable share of foreign commerce, near a century before England was distinguished as a commercial country. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• A moment later our modest apartment, already so distinguished that morning, was further honoured by the entrance of the most lovely woman in London. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• His distinguished father did nothing whatever but stand before the fire, a model of deportment. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• This entry won, and the young American was presented with the gold medal of the society before a distinguished audience. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• I distinguished the small coffin of my babe. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• A man of low condition, on the contrary, is far from being a distinguished member of any great society. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Mr. Badger replied to the smile, I was observing to Mr. Jarndyce and Miss Summerson that you had had two former husbands--both very distinguished men. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Together with the courage and conduct, said Brian de Bois-Guilbert, by which they distinguished themselves at Hastings and elsewhere. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Lighthouses are also distinguished from those of preceding centuries by the substitution of iron and cast steel for masonry. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• But his final defeat of Hood was so complete, that it will be accepted as a vindication of that distinguished officer's judgment. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.

Editor: Seth