discernment
Example Sentences
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"In public responsibilities as well as in the trials of national life, there are times when the interest of the country commands to prioritise integrity, discernment and sense of duty," he added.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
“That level of discernment is both warranted and healthy.”
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
All of these things, along with countless more, are worth it — the extra minutes they take, the care, the discernment, the near-constant monitoring.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Before that, when I was assigned a similar reading list as a student at Boston College, a Jesuit school, the goal was to cultivate moral and spiritual discernment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
What I should have said was that there was no serious dispute among professionals of quality who had any discernment in such matters.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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