How to Use differentiate in a Sentence

differentiate

verb
  • The only thing that differentiates the twins is the color of their eyes.
  • The league just has to do its best to differentiate between the good stuff and the bad stuff.
    Anthony Slater, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2017
  • There’s just not much to differentiate them, and that’s a good thing.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2020
  • This helps differentiate them from the rest of Jabra’s closed-style buds.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 31 Aug. 2023
  • That’s part of what differentiates us from other parts of the state.
    Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The i and j, hard to differentiate in some fonts, feature unique crowns.
    Josh Wagner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2020
  • But the tough part for them on the stage is to differentiate themselves from each other.
    Fox News, 2 May 2018
  • The department store chain is putting the idea to work to help differentiate its stores.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 5 July 2019
  • Here’s how to differentiate them — and decide which one is right for you, or your recipe.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2020
  • And how does anybody differentiate at this point, with the backdrop of the world behind it?
    al, 2 Mar. 2021
  • What differentiates Shanghai Fashion Week from the rest of the world?
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
  • As such, one of the chief ways to differentiate your company is on price.
    Cade Metz, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2015
  • The study did not differentiate among low-risk trips, like going to the park, and higher-risk trips, like going to the grocery store.
    Lauren Mascarenhas and Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 July 2020
  • There are a few other things that differentiate this version of the game.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2018
  • But that’s hard to do if there isn’t a generic product in the first place, and the market is more differentiated.
    Angela Chen, The Verge, 21 Nov. 2018
  • There were too many of them, though, with too little to differentiate them.
    The Economist, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Though the lines can be blurred, there are ways to differentiate between the two, Anderson says.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The cell followed the same timeline as the neurons of the host mouse, differentiating after about one week.
    Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • In dogs there are no brain regions that fire to differentiate faces.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 6 Oct. 2020
  • And there are a few other bells and whistles that differentiate it still.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Some parents will name their child the same first name as the father, but call them by their more unique middle name to help differentiate between the two.
    and Alex Vance, Parents, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Many spotted bass also have a rough patch of teeth on their tongues that can be used to differentiate them from largemouths.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 14 Sep. 2023
  • More seats and more ways to differentiate value makes for a broad variety of price points.
    Eric Fuller, Forbes, 1 May 2022
  • But with each new model, Apple has to come up with ways to differentiate between old and new.
    Mike Murphy, Quartz, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The video clearly shows off the three new sensor areas across the front of the device that do the most to differentiate it from earlier versions, as well as the head strap.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 26 June 2023
  • And that type of reaction can be hard to differentiate from run-of-the-mill skin issues and conditions.
    Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 25 Apr. 2021
  • The latter case, which went to trial last spring, is referred to as Carroll II (to differentiate it from the 2019 lawsuit).
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2024
  • In any case, here’s a graphic that differentiates the two.
    Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Lyft has tried to differentiate itself as the kinder, gentler Uber.
    Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 7 June 2018
  • How does this hair style differentiate from other Met Gala or red carpet looks Quannah has worn in the past?
    Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023

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