Literary notes about Distinguished (AI summary)
The word “distinguished” is employed in literature to signal both clear differentiation and notable excellence. It is used to denote that which stands out, whether as a matter of clarity—such as words or groups that must be discerned from one another [1, 2]—or as a marker of honor and achievement, where individuals are celebrated for exceptional deeds or qualities [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. Authors also use the term to contrast elements in art or nature, highlighting the exceptional against the ordinary [8, 9] and even to indicate a refined, dignified style or presence in both people and inanimate objects [10, 11].
- To many eyes the characters seem so mixed in confusion that the words cannot be distinguished.
— from Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. Andersen - In the Vedic period three well-defined literary strata are to be distinguished.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell - Greatly distinguished himself at Quatre Bras, where the 69th was badly cut up by Kellermann’s Cuirassiers.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call by Charles Dalton - At the age of twenty-two he became an evangelical Christian, graduated at Rostok in 1812, and distinguished himself afterwards as a writer.
— from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein - of the 14th Lt. Dgns., greatly distinguished himself by the presence of mind and determination he showed in suppressing the Bristol riots.
— from The Waterloo Roll Call by Charles Dalton - You have distinguished yourself all your life, Stepan Trofimovitch.”
— from The possessed : by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Herbert distinguished himself in these works.
— from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne - But what distinguished the physician's ecstasy from Satan's was the trait of wonder in it!
— from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne - In human, as distinguished from animal, society common life is based on a common speech.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - When the distinguished guests learned that the lion had been made in a short time by a scullion, the dinner was turned into a feast in his honor.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - Allan, Sir William, a distinguished Scottish artist, born in 1782, died in 1850.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various
