tell between
Example Sentences
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When he was inside, he couldn't tell between day or night.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
Emptea was torn, I could tell, between enjoying the food and regretting the decision to dine with me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
Spring pollen will soon muddle the picture even more by adding to congestion and sneezes that are difficult to tell between allergies and respiratory contagion.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
“There was something more going on, I could tell, between his ears,” he told me.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019
I lo not always know the order of events;—or can I tell, between some events, whether one, two, or four or five years have elapsed.
From Before Adam by Jack London
