- past tense form of distinguish.
- past participle of distinguish.
distinguished
Example Sentences
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The answer is almost certainly no, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
It is remarkable to think that the original Greenspan Commission was a successful operation featuring 15 distinguished Americans spanning the partisan aisle.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026
Around the world, tens of thousands of litres of helium-3 are likely to be produced this way every year, estimates David McCollum, distinguished scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
His balding head’s scraggly hair—in contrast to the wigs worn by just about every Frenchman at the time, no matter the social class—is both ennobling and a bit enfeebling, like an aging but distinguished mane.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
“Please join me in welcoming our distinguished alumna, Miss Penelope Lumley.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing distinguished
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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And Then There Were None
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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