discerned
Example Sentences
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Only so much about the subjects who are made the focus of the program can be discerned from flimsy data that’s some 2,000 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The 1924 Immigration Act limited immigration so drastically, that it can be discerned by a distinct bend in the chart of US annual population growth.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Myanmar has a rich culture of fortune-telling, and many believe the future can be discerned by mystics.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
Despite police officers’ efforts to allow political speech, all that could be heard were jeers and insults, though the word “sham” could be discerned amid the din.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024
Between the echoing blasts of fireworks, I discerned a flapping sound like the unfurling of membranous wings.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
