Explore Discernment through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like perceptiveness or wisdom. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Discernment in a sentence
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Discernment meaning
- The ability to distinguish; judgement.
- The act of distinguishing between things.
- The ability to distinguish between things.
Synonyms of Discernment
Using Discernment
- The main meaning on this page is: The ability to distinguish; judgement. | The act of distinguishing between things. | The ability to distinguish between things.
- Useful related words include: perceptiveness, wisdom, judgment, sagaciousness.
- In the example corpus, discernment often appears in combinations such as: and discernment, discernment and, the discernment.
Context around Discernment
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Discernment
- In this selection, "discernment" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, use, spiritual, moral and skills stand out and add context to how "discernment" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and legal discernment to recycle and anticipating the discernment of a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "discernment" sits close to words such as abm, adsl and adua, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with discernment
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
You just lost all discernment and self respect. (8 words)
This month calls for discernment about what to accept. (9 words)
Be that as it may, White readily drops his discernment. (10 words)
I do have immense faith in our discernment as a people to elect the right candidate, however, I am also quite worried about the role tribal sentiments, cyber bullying and herd mentality on all sides has played in our electoral process. (41 words)
And so really making sure that I use discernment to figure out how we grow in a way that’s organic, but also in a way that is protective of our organization and protective of the community. (37 words)
Amongst many things, the energetic and naive socialite with boundless enthusiasm of one person has elegantly complimented the other person’s air of gentle wisdom with grace of discernment and creativity of transforming the ordinary to extraordinary. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
And so really making sure that I use discernment to figure out how we grow in a way that’s organic, but also in a way that is protective of our organization and protective of the community.
Anticipating the discernment of a Congress member, it is hoped that a bill would be filed mandating the creation of a MEL unit in every LGU (province, city, and municipality).
Be that as it may, White readily drops his discernment.
But it will leave you richer in stories, wiser in discernment, and more confident of your own opinion.
I do have immense faith in our discernment as a people to elect the right candidate, however, I am also quite worried about the role tribal sentiments, cyber bullying and herd mentality on all sides has played in our electoral process.
Roumie advised Christians actors to try to find Christ in each role and emphasized the importance of prayer and discernment.
She does not believe there is a lack of spiritual discernment in the Church, but rather a lack of courage.
Somehow Beau Dawson has been portrayed publicly as the culprit in this situation, when in reality I should have been a better leader and shown greater wisdom and discernment in how I handled this incident.
The first SLC meeting focused on faith and formation, and the upcoming themes include health and wellness (with an emphasis on mental health), connection and community and then reflection and discernment.
This enables us to have a spirit of discernment so we can truly be in line with God in the decisions we make.
This month calls for discernment about what to accept.
Unable to sympathize with pain in one’s soul, the innate power of moral discernment is lost; some acquire it later, secondhand, via the teachings of the church, but these are likely to be biased.
Use discernment and choose better timing to bring up things you’re upset about or need to confront.
You just lost all discernment and self respect.
Adapting a novel that is experimental by nature demands farsighted discernment and a conviction to mold the source material's glaring flaws into something better.
A famous light-hearted saying that echoes in the corridors of the Supreme Court goes that Fali Nariman alone has the proficiency and legal discernment to recycle a criminal case into a constitutional case.
Amongst many things, the energetic and naive socialite with boundless enthusiasm of one person has elegantly complimented the other person’s air of gentle wisdom with grace of discernment and creativity of transforming the ordinary to extraordinary.
A person’s acumen, or keenness and depth of perception or discernment, is directly related to their level of performance.
Certainly, no one ever put much stock in Biden’s good judgment and discernment.
However, the tool will need to be balanced so humans remain in control; we will see students and individuals needing to develop discernment skills.
Common combinations with discernment
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and discernment 10×
- discernment and 9×
- the discernment 5×
- discernment of 5×
- of discernment 4×
- vocational discernment 4×
- spiritual discernment 3×
- discernment in 3×
- for discernment 3×
- discernment is 3×