How to Use discernment in a Sentence

discernment

noun
  • His lack of discernment led to his disastrous choice of business partners.
  • But as investor flows pick up, so does the need for discernment.
    — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a lot of discernment around who should be doing what in hip-hop.
    — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The advice here is to trust your discernment.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Being too hard on people is not a good thing, but discernment is.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Their discernment would change.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Trust your gut and use your discernment to navigate through life.
    — Ebonee Davis, Teen Vogue, 29 Sep. 2017
  • One of the great gifts of getting older is discernment.
    — Jann E. Freed, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Plate discipline is a strength; ball-strike discernment is a strength of his.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The priest uses his own discernment.
    — R. R. Reno, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2018
  • The work becomes stronger when speed is paired with craft, context and discernment.
    — Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Trust your discernment when this happens.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Learning discernment in a world swirling with constant noise.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Lots of people are willing to shell out for things that project wealth and discernment to others.
    — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Artistic discernment is called for when deciding among works as good as these.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
  • All that is to say, patience—and discernment—are required when shopping for masks these days.
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2022
  • July is a month to choose your battles and practice discernment.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2025
  • One always has to rely on one’s own judgment and discernment.
    — David Freedlander, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The Lord is giving me discernment.
    — Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Strike a balance between discernment and sharing the need-to-know facts.
    — Colin Bedell, Cosmopolitan, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Strike a balance between discernment and sharing the need-to-know facts.
    — Colin Bedell, Cosmopolitan, 18 Feb. 2018
  • Balance your fire with discernment.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Progress demands discernment, not fear.
    — Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Remember not to approach life with paranoia; discernment is not meant to be a scary thing.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Remember not to approach life with paranoia; discernment is not meant to be a scary thing.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Remember not to approach life with paranoia; discernment is not meant to be a scary thing.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Remember not to approach life with paranoia, discernment is not meant to be a scary thing.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2022
  • Friendships offer ideas, but discernment is key.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Understated and timeless, this is an easy way to show your fine style discernment.
    — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • Know that this discernment isn’t about keeping others at arm’s length or being selfish.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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