How to Use difference in a Sentence

difference

noun
  • She knows the difference between right and wrong.
  • There's a big difference in price.
  • There's no difference between the two houses. They look exactly the same.
  • The key difference is how much the stakes have risen.
    Louis Staples, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • One call sways the difference of the game.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In the end, that didn’t make much of a difference.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Old differences fell away, and the two got along well.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The view from space shows the difference a year makes.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The state felt obliged to make up the difference.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The new sheet cake has a few recipe differences that set it apart.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The difference will come down to trust.
    Jerry Haywood, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Two or three years from now, that difference will be hard to hide.
    Emily Lewis-Pinnell, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • At the time, these laws didn’t make much difference.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • What difference does this make to you?
    CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Boy, what a difference a term makes.
    ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Their differences were clear from the start.
    Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • But there were two big differences.
    Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • What a difference a year makes.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
  • What a difference a week makes.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 June 2026
  • But there might be a difference.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • But there’s a difference this time.
    Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But, there are some key differences.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The movies couldn’t be more difference.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
  • And that, for so many of who love many of the arts, made a world of difference.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe there’s no longer any difference.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
  • That’s not a big difference, though.
    Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The extra run turned out to be the difference in the game.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
  • But a great brow pencil can make a big difference.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 June 2026
  • Noe says it's already made a huge difference in his life.
    Ruben Montoya, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In a tight race for a top-six spot, a few games here or there may be a big difference.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026

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