How to Use discrete in a Sentence

discrete

adjective

• Eliminating stress entirely is not an option. If there are discrete sources of stress in your life—a relationship, a job, a health problem—you can and should take action to try to mitigate them. But my experience is that we all are subject to a kind of conservation law of stress. If stress recedes in one area, it seems to increase in another.
  — Time, 17 Oct. 2005
• This Shark Tank find is useful, discrete and easy to store.
  — Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 23 June 2021
• But for many years, climate scientists were hesitant to attribute any one discrete event to climate change.
  — oregonlive, 25 June 2021
• The methodology works best on relatively narrow and discrete events.
  — Ankush Khardori, The New Republic, 6 July 2021
• And if you really are focussed on one discrete policy objective, the bigness and broadness of those groups can be self-defeating.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 June 2021
• What had been a daisy chain of discrete rooms will be a continuous loop, with a toroid plan that eliminates walls and, with the addition of a ramp, improves accessibility.
  — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
• While the Kinder glows from within, preening for your attention, the Rothko Chapel is a discrete and unadorned brick block that makes few claims on your attention.
  — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 24 June 2021
• Residents have proved fiercely unwilling to relinquish freedom, and some have rushed to preserve totems of a discrete Hong Kong identity.
  — New York Times, 29 June 2021
• By contrast, a Western approach to business often treats people, things and activities as discrete and separated.
  — Tima Bansal, Forbes, 15 June 2021
• Their tasks are discrete: Clean up the scene, prepare the body for burial.
  — New York Times, 10 Aug. 2021
• Here are the best self-defense weapons that are discrete and easy to acquire.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
• The Tempo Move adds a discrete piece of furniture to hold the mount and some equipment.
  — Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2023
• On top of that, a discrete snap closure pocket is tucked into the back along the right hand vent.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 28 June 2023
• Humans decided to group the rise and fall of the sun into discrete days and weeks.
  — New York Times, 20 July 2021
• Besides the flattering and comfortable fit of the dress, shoppers can’t get enough of the discrete pockets on the sides of the skirt.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2023
• This is because beds are not cleared, turned and planted with discrete crops.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 14 July 2021
• That’s the forte of the modern mobile app, after all: easing the completion of a discrete task.
  — Michael Owen, The Atlantic, 23 June 2023
• Human awareness of any discrete moment is thought to max out at a tenth of a second.
  — Tom Vanderbilt, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
• Or even a lobby per se—just a discrete private entrance with a 24-hour concierge.
  — Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2022
• The risk of nuclear disaster tends to shift in more discrete steps.
  — WIRED, 24 Jan. 2023
• The Recharge Room aims to address these concerns in a more discrete and non-stigmatized way.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
• According to this model, breakups are not a discrete event but a series of stages.
  — Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2024
• Those looking for a discrete haven should look no further.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 May 2022
• But the White House largely treated these as discrete events, not as signs of a mounting problem.
  — Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
• The country’s 22 biggest cities now hold three discrete rounds of land sales each year, rather than dribbling out lots.
  — Jonathan Cheng, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
• This could have been a much more positive story with even a low-end discrete GPU.
  — PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
• There has been thought put in to this to keep it as functional but as discrete as possible.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
• The telehealth company is one of the best places to buy Cialis online, thanks to its discrete services and fast turnaround.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
• And the shifts were kind of discrete and nuanced, which was more interesting and harder.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 9 June 2023
• One of the reasons the Echo Show 15 is so attractive, as well as mountable, is its more discrete design.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2021

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024