discernment
Example Sentences
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In interviews, try to reframe your skepticism as discernment.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
With swiftly circumvented filters and no discernment, LLMs deliver “expertise” even when they shouldn’t.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Bess Wohl’s “Liberation” has won the Tony Award for best new play — a validation not just of her work but of the discernment of Tony voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
From an ethical standpoint, reason isn’t only a biological function, it’s what enables moral discernment, responsibility and self-governance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
He brings his sense of beauty and aesthetics and discernment of character to the staging of Truman shows.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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