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
• 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
• 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
• Or such is the contention of Richard Overy, one of the conflict’s most distinguished historians.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2022
• The first-place Brooklyn Nets aren’t the only distinguished guests the Mavericks will host Thursday.
  — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 5 May 2021
• Both of my kids are getting distinguished honors (all As) in cyber school.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 11 May 2021
• Palmer was just one of several celebrities and distinguished guests who attended the Fashion Trust Awards on Tuesday.
  — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025