How to Use differentiation in a Sentence

differentiation

noun
  • The primary point of differentiation comes from the lights on all of the cars.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2017
  • One differentiation is the mash bill, or the list of grains fermented as the first step of the whiskey-making process.
    Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 17 Nov. 2022
  • But these points of differentiation are not always enough to keep the lights on.
    Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The skins are among the brightest and flashiest present in the game thus far, a clear differentiation from the current, more staid and serious skins.
    Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2020
  • When the fog is thick on the water, the horizon is obstructed and there is no differentiation between the sea and the sky.
    Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The first point of differentiation is where Hebard will end up, though all six outlets have the forward going in the first round.
    oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2020
  • There’s a point at which Legacy locks in on its themes and on its areas of differentiation, but that point comes near the end of the six episodes sent to critics.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2022
  • What’s the differentiation here between the green and white-gray?
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • The blades, meanwhile, are a point of differentiation from the other sets.
    Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 17 Sep. 2020
  • There won’t be many teams in the bubble discussion that can show off wins of that caliber and that gives the Huskies a key point of differentiation.
    Michael Beller, SI.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Bryan: Even that speaks to the larger point of differentiation, though.
    Tasha Robinson, The Verge, 1 June 2018
  • Like boyfriends, the best boyfriend jeans have points of differentiation and different upsides—and denim brands have each put their spin on the boyfriend jean.
    Rachel Besser, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Again, the lack of differentiation between the Pixel 5 and 4a is kind of puzzling.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Keep in Mind There’s not a lot of size differentiation between the wrenches.
    Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2023
  • However, sometimes the differentiation between the good and the bad bacteria is not so easy, and the ‘good’ gets taken out with the bad.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The bolster, or how and where the blade flows into the handle, is another point of differentiation.
    Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 8 July 2022
  • That said, Pu tells MacRumors that there will be some differentiation between the chips.
    Chloe Albanesius, PCMAG, 20 June 2024
  • And there's just not a lot of differentiation between them.
    Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Figure out what your point of differentiation is -- what is your thing?
    Susannah Hutcheson, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2017
  • But for every late-night host, the key is differentiation: What angle could possibly allow a show to stand out from the crowd?
    Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 9 Mar. 2017
  • Then comes differentiation—the unique sound of a marque.
    Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2021
  • The iPhone 14 is the first iPhone series to feature multiple huge points of differentiation between the base models and the Pro variants.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 15 Sep. 2022
  • This is an age of workers having choices, and it’s a point of differentiation.
    Eben Shapiro, Time, 18 July 2021
  • Advertisement In many ways, the strike is like a stress test in which the true differentiations among the fall festivals become clear.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Jason Del Rey: What is the long term differentiation of that business to consumers?
    Recode Staff, Recode, 31 May 2018
  • The good news is that emotional differentiation is a skill that can be learned and deployed on a daily basis.
    Samantha Boardman, Marie Claire, 28 May 2019
  • That’s not differentiation that you can get paid for today in that business.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 1 May 2018
  • Trump is hoping to use the tax cut as a clear point of differentiation between his economic vision and Biden’s.
    Nihal Krishan, Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The differentiation into specific cell types is akin to robots creating a society with a variety of specialized workers.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • As for other points of differentiation, Harris should not look to remove herself from the successes of the Biden-Harris economic agenda.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024

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