How to Use distinguished in a Sentence

distinguished

adjective

• She is distinguished for her achievements in genetic research.
• Nakashima’s most distinguished trait was her calmness and gait.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2023
• Li will join a small but distinguished club of doctors who write crime fiction.
  — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 5 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 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
• 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
• With the right ratio of fat (that is, lots of it) and so much flavor, that distinguished cut hits me so.
  — Eric Wareheim, Saveur, 26 Feb. 2026
• Rodgers has had a long and distinguished career, much of it in the Bay Area.
  — G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
• Thus, Kaline has a strong claim as the most distinguished Tiger of them all.
  — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
• 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
• This French variant of Lawrence sounds distinguished and classy.
  — Lydia Wang, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
• 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
• This French variant of Lawrence sounds distinguished and classy.
  — Lydia Wang, Parents, 12 Apr. 2026
• Erdö is a distinguished church lawyer and was the conservatives’ choice.
  — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
• But he was most distinguished as a player for being a run-producing force at the plate and on the bases.
  — Bruce Weber, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2020
• 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
• Our student-athletes work hard both in and out of the classroom to earn these distinguished honors.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 31 July 2021
• Mfume has served Maryland for many years in a distinguished and honorable way.
  — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
• Both of my kids are getting distinguished honors (all As) in cyber school.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 11 May 2021
• Brown and Munoz are the two most distinguished names in franchise history.
  — Tyler Dragon, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2021
• The other bases would honor some of the Army’s most distinguished heroes.
  — New York Times, 4 July 2022
• So, the main subject of the discussion with the two distinguished guests will be delivery of weapons.
  — NBC News, 24 Apr. 2022
• On this most joyous and distinguished day, Taylor chose to wear her hair in a protective style.
  — Allure, 20 Nov. 2020
• What distinguished Didion is her style, so carefully milled as to be not noticed at first.
  — Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
• There were almost as many distinguished guests as there were attendees — and most of the audience seemed to be staffers.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020
• 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
• As the years pass, the distinguished plant bears witness to the private lives of those who seek shade under its boundless branches.
  — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2026
• For forty years, Ruth served the American people as one of our most distinguished judges.
  — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2020
• Triller co-owner Ryan Kavanaugh said the next event will have a more distinguished approach.
  — Mike Bohn, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2021