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How to use the word distinctly in a Sentence?

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I always tick' other' and then write in Middle Eastern, Lebanese or American Indian, i remember, distinctly, when I was applying to high school -- I went to a private high school -- I ticked' other' and the admissions person asked me what I was, and when I told them, they changed it to White. I still can't believe that happened. That was really something.

Danny Hajjar

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The adults among us have been holding everything up for so long, it's amazing to see what comfort children can bring, i was moved by the incredible collection of advice and encouragement they gleaned, and how easily and distinctly they were able to communicate it.

Jessica Martin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We're marrying, we're totally gon na do it, i wanted to be proposed to, soI thinkI very distinctly carved out whatI wanted and she nailed it. We're marrying, it's happening.

Kristen Stewart

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I distinctly picture in my head Joni Mitchell writing at Joni Mitchell piano in our house in Laurel Canyon that we shared for a couple of years there.

Graham Nash

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The outpouring and rallying of love by the girls, these cheerleaders, only shows very distinctly that these girls, these cheerleaders were Morgyn's friends, they were inclusive of her and continue to be and they were just as disappointed to see this, they're showing, through their example, the proper way to support and help in situations like this and others are making it worse by their hatred and the nastiness of their comments.

Jeffrey Arnold

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I used to have nightmares about the box, those are the days that I distinctly remember being really, really frightened.

Ruby Bridges

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There is very distinctly a case for this in the age of fake news.

Dan Smith

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I remember distinctly it was a Saturday, and it was around 3:50 in the afternoon, it's a very emotional moment.

Kevin Green

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I remember through the course of the game Jim saying, 'They're getting our signals. They know when we're blitzing … try to hide it, etc. etc.' I remember distinctly thinking 'Jim I don't think that's true.' Now I'm not saying this to him, because I don't want to upset him. I'm saying it to myself. 'I don't think so Jim, just concentrate on calling the game,’.

Bill Belichick

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We were sinking in up to our thighs. I distinctly recall saying to Andy Beard, ‘this had better be worth it.’ It was worth it.

Simon Drake

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I remember distinctly when I was graduating that I was going to go into finance. Like, ‘ Oh ! This is the path. Everyone goes into finance. ’ You make a lot of money.

Dan Kan

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

As the impact of remote operations on combat continues to increase, the necessity of ensuring those actions are distinctly recognized grows.

The Pentagon

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If you have got lots of different species and each species is supposed to occur in a distinctly different habitat, then you have to be very careful about preserving each of those species, if you find out that, in fact, it’s one species that is distributed over a wider area, then there is not quite so much pressure to conserve every single one of those different species because they are all the same thing. It also tells us this very same species is adaptable to living in different environments. It can live in Pakistan. It can live in Borneo and it can live in Myanmar.

Gavin Naylor

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

It's distinctly different from the way it used to be.

Wilhelmina Delco

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This is one metal I'm feeling distinctly uncomfortable about. You have to conclude that demand is very weak, yes, you've had a surge of production out of Myanmar in the past couple of years, but shipments out of Indonesia, the dominant supplier, have been very low.

Stephen Briggs

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Except that right side up is best, there is not much to learn about holding a baby. There are one hundred and fifty-two distinctly different ways --and all are right! At least all will do.

Heywood Broun

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.

Blaise Pascal

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Where does the violet tint end and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the difference of the colors, but where exactly does the one first blending enter into the other. So with sanity and insanity.

Herman Melville

added by anonymous
13 years ago

I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. They have undertaken to build a tower, and spend no more labor on the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut.

Johann von Goethe

added by anonymous
14 years ago

There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.

Mark Twain

added by anonymous
14 years ago

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress.

Mark Twain

added by anonymous
14 years ago

To grow mature is to separate more distinctly, to connect more closely.

Hugo Von Hofmannsthal

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too. This is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.

Blaise Pascal

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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