DISTINGUISHABLE in a Sentence

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Computer hardware is the physical part of a computer, as distinguished from the computer software that executes within it.

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 Meanings and Examples of DISTINGUISHABLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
distinguishable
 a.  (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
 a.  capable of being perceived as different or distinct
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Half an hour later he was disappearing behind the Douglas mansion on the summit of Cardiff Hill, and the school-house was hardly distinguishable away off in the valley behind him.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  The steamer soon disappeared, and in an hour afterwards, as the count had said, was scarcely distinguishable in the horizon amidst the fogs of the night.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 113. The Past.
3  Whether the path was hardly distinguishable, whether it disappeared, or whether it lay beaten and plain before him, made no sensible difference in his speed or certainty.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
4  Then he reappeared, creeping along the earth, from which his dress was hardly distinguishable, directly in the rear of his intended captive.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 21
5  Fanny would rather have been silent; but being obliged to speak, she could not forbear, in justice to the aunt she loved best, from saying something in which the words "my aunt Norris" were distinguishable.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
6  He appeared of a russet hue, not more distinguishable from the scene around him than the green caterpillar from the leaf it feeds on.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 5 The Journey across the Heath
7  The building was a sort of ruin, where dismantled chambers were distinguishable, one of which, much encumbered, seemed to serve as a shed.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—THE BEGINNING OF AN ENIGMA
8  His face, which was in the shadow, was not distinguishable.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER IX—THE MAN WITH THE BELL
9  Their arms had slipped apart and they stood motionless, each seeking to distinguish the other's face.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
10  She braced her shoulders and went down among them, straining her eyes among the upright figures to distinguish Dr. Meade.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
11  She could distinguish nothing but a volume of sound that rose and fell.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
12  And she sometimes wondered if he'd ever learn to distinguish between planking and sills.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
13  For a long time Mammy strained her sharp ears but she could distinguish nothing except the clatter of silver on china, and the muffled soft tones of Melanie's voice.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LIX
14  It was not, after all, opportunity but imagination that he lacked: he had a mental palate which would never learn to distinguish between railway tea and nectar.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 2
15  Only when she was in the motor car did she distinguish the three people who were to accompany them.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
Example Sentence: (41 in 3 pages)
16  Most people who are color blind actually can distinguish several colors; some, however, have a truly monochromatic view.
17  The adult can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.
18  He had a distinguished career as a diplomat.
19  The Chinese nation is distinguished for its diligence and courage.
20  He was a loyal, distinguished and very competent civil servant.
21  He distinguished himself on several occasions in the civil war.
22  She distinguished herself in the arts.
23  Dr Miles was a distinguished scholar of Russian history.
24  This international award has set the seal on a long and distinguished career.
25  He distinguished himself as a great lawyer.
26  Each tuple in a relation is distinguished from another because one or more attributes in a relation are designated key attributes.
27  She was a distinguished scientist and a gifted painter into the bargain.
28  Lord Oxburgh is a geologist; at the end of a long and distinguished career in science, he has now found himself in the Shell chairman's seat.
29  Computer hardware is the physical part of a computer, as distinguished from the computer software that executes within it.
30  Postoperative complications should be distinguished from inevitable consequences of an operation.