Sentence examples similar to I discerned frequently from inspiring English sources

Through the shisha smoke I discerned a massive fruit platter.

Instead of resisting, I discerned her suggestions.

Do I discern a pattern here?

Sometimes I think I discern a "dusty" tannin quality in Rutherford wines.

Alas, for reasons I cannot discern, I have not been asked to strut.

(I think I can discern the answer from the next two sentences, but please correct me if I am wrong).

I confess I had not discerned silence from that particular, amicable direction.

Now I can discern the difference.

That's why I could discern a certain decency.

J.-P. was gazing at nothing I could discern.

Other than that, I can discern very few patterns.