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Example sentences for "differ"

Lexicographically close words:
dietro; diets; dieux; diez; diferentes; differed; difference; differenced; differences; differencing
  1. While he was independent and self-reliant enough now and then to differ with Calhoun, in the main he followed the latter as his leader.

  2. Consider how enormously the two differ in numbers.

  3. Your kindred souls discover that, though they think alike on the one point which drew you together, they differ strongly on others.

  4. The tendency of the book will be found to differ fundamentally from that of the most notable recent works on the subject.

  5. In this respect the Gipsies differ from most of the wild races, inasmuch as they become perpetuated, especially in English-speaking countries, by those of more or less mixed blood.

  6. And I wrote when I published this, that “the intelligent reader will not differ with me as to the weight to be attached to the Gipsy’s remark on this point.

  7. The existing species of anthropoid apes, the orang, the chimpanzee, and the gorilla, do not differ more widely from one another than do many of the extreme types of the human species.

  8. The evidence for a long inter-glacial period is by no means so clear, and the best American geologists differ respecting it.

  9. Although these two copies differ somewhat, they agree in their essential point, namely, the demand for recognition and obedience, made with the arrogance and barbaric haughtiness that your Majesty will find in them.

  10. The point on which your Lordship and I most differ is concerning the pacified encomiendas which possess justice and religious instruction; and in those also pacified which enjoy justice, but are without religious instruction.

  11. Campaign on the Constitution The campaign in behalf of the constitution did not differ in character from that in behalf of the convention.

  12. The Radical testimony did not differ greatly, but the "hog thief" happened to be a carpet-bag politician also.

  13. Until the music began, young Hille plied her with questions about her experiences at Miss Cockburn's school, evidently enjoying the fact that her point of view seemed decidedly to differ from that of his sister.

  14. You and I would be apt to differ on that--as Shirley and I do.

  15. Further, to assert that there is one type of education equally suited to train and to develop the reason-activity of the individual in every direction is to neglect the fact that individuals differ in innate capacity.

  16. But we have to ask, Wherein does man differ from the animals?

  17. Further, a system of knowledge may differ not only in the nature of the materials of which it is composed, but also in the mode of its formation; i.

  18. The soles as a whole differ from the flounders in having the bones of the head obscurely outlined, their edges covered by scales.

  19. The four families of typical Haplomi differ considerably from one another and are easily distinguished, although obviously related.

  20. The young, however, differ considerably from the adult, as might be expected in a fish of such great size and extraordinary form.

  21. The Archæomænidæ differ from Pholidophoridæ in having cycloid scales.

  22. It does not seem to differ at all from Plagyodus ferox.

  23. The tropical forms differ from those of arctic regions in the much shorter bodies and fewer vertebræ.

  24. The shoulder-girdle and its structures differ little from the blennioid type.

  25. The Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, and the closely related species in Japan, Reinhardtius matsuuræ, differ from the halibut most obviously in the straight lateral line.

  26. The threadfins (Polynemidæ) are allied to the mullets, but differ from them and from all other fishes in the structure of the pectoral fin and its basal bones, or actinosts.

  27. The colors are highly variegated, the fins are high, often filamentous, and the sexes differ much in coloration and in the development of the fins.

  28. The Sphyrænidæ, or barracudas, differ from the mullets in the presence of very strong teeth in the bones of the large mouth.

  29. The flying gurnards, Cephalacanthidæ, differ in numerous respects and are among the most fantastic inhabitants of the sea.

  30. The Amiidæ differ more from the other Ganoids than they do from the herring-like Teleosts.

  31. It is the more necessary to bear this in mind, because, besides being reversed, the paintings frequently differ in detail from the engravings.

  32. The opposite wing pictures differ essentially in conception from those just described.

  33. The negroes who have been bred in the States, and whose fathers have been so bred before them, differ both in color and form from their brothers who have been born and nurtured in Africa.

  34. As an individual I differ very much from Monroe P.

  35. As to which I beg to say that I am bold to differ from Mr. Phillips altogether.

  36. And therefore I say that an Englishman and an American differ in their tastes.

  37. The defects of the Italian home differ from those of the English.

  38. The bones of the fore arm are the radius and ulna: these are nearly of the same size; in this they differ from the leg bones.

  39. This engine did not differ in principle from others built in Europe or in this country, but its design was carefully adapted to permit of interchangeable manufacture.

  40. THE LOOM The loom can trace its genealogy away back to early Babylonian times, and the modern power-driven machine does not differ in its broad principles of operation from its ancient progenitor--the hand loom.

  41. It ought to be remarked that the new moons determined in this manner, may differ from the astronomical new moons sometimes as much as two days.

  42. Authors differ in regard to the length of the solar year.

  43. All these commence computation from the same point, but differ in regard to the time which has elapsed since their computation commenced.

  44. These are all due to physiological modifications, and in all these respects these birds differ as much from each other as any two ordinary species do.

  45. The Siberian tiger has a thick fur, a small mane, and a longitudinal stripe down the back, while the tigers of Java and Sumatra differ in many important respects from the tigers of Northern Asia.

  46. True indeed, they differ much among themselves, some thinking them to be made of fire, others of water, but herein they generally agree, that they are all framed of some element or other.

  47. The tendrils differ considerably from those of the previous species.

  48. As ferns differ so much in structure from phanerogamic plants, it may be worth while here to show that twining ferns do not differ in their habits from other twining plants.

  49. They are sensitive on all sides, but in different degrees in different plants; and in some species of Clematis the several parts of the same petiole differ much in sensitiveness.

  50. In this respect they differ from all those previously described, with the exception, perhaps, of the Cucurbitaceae.

  51. It is rash to differ from so great an authority, but I cannot believe that one at least of these movements--curvature from a touch--is thus caused.

  52. I have described the above case in some detail, because, as far as I have seen, it is rare to find any special adaptations with twining plants, in which respect they differ much from the more highly organized tendril-bearers.

  53. De Candolle believes that the tendrils differ in their homological nature in two of the tribes.

  54. The general knowledge that certain liquids vaporize at lower temperatures than others, and that the melting-points of metals differ greatly, for example, was just as necessary to alchemy as to chemistry.

  55. The pastoral Arcadian does not differ more widely from an ordinary rustic, than these lofty persons do from the princes and kings of this world.

  56. Variable stars differ greatly from each other.

  57. Opinions differ greatly, some astronomers holding that Venus's day is not much longer than an earthly day, while others believe that the planet's day is equal to her year, just as in the case of Mercury.

  58. In both kinds, the majority of the stories come from the same mill, even though the minds that shape them may differ in refinement and in taste.

  59. They differ from another kind of popular story, in which a popular idea rather than an instinctive emotion is crystallized, and which now must be considered.

  60. Were we acquainted with one another, as we ought to be, we would doubtless be surprised to discover how little we differ in our thinking with reference to many of the vexed questions confronting us.

  61. Just as white men candidly and otherwise hold their individual viewpoint of the subject, so do colored men differ as to their opinions.

  62. The objections to it are obvious, since the two verses of a psalm which may be comprised in the chant often differ in sentiment.

  63. The ornate chants differ greatly in length, compass, and degree of elaboration.

  64. As has been observed, the gold mines of the Witwatersrand differ in the much greater certainty of their yield and in the much greater quantity of auriferous rock which they have been ascertained to contain.

  65. Tshaka or Lo Bengula would in a moment have had the neck twisted of any one who ventured to differ publicly from his opinion.

  66. Now let us note the chief points in which the circumstances of Cape Colony and of Natal (for in these respects both Colonies are alike) differ from those of the other self-governing Colonies of Britain.


  67. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "differ" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    argue; bicker; brawl; break; broil; clash; collide; conflict; contradict; counter; depart; deviate; differ; differentiate; disaccord; disagree; dispute; dissent; diverge; diversify; divide; fall; feud; fight; jangle; jar; jostle; negate; object; oppose; quarrel; range; relieve; secede; separate; spar; spat; squabble; tiff; variegate; vary; withdraw; wrangle


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    differ much; different authors; different bodies; different breeds; different character; different colours; different epochs; different families; different groups; different heights; different languages; different members; different modes; different nations; different orders; different points; different qualities; different regions; different seasons; different size; different temperatures; different tone; different tribes; different types; different ways; different words