The phrase "always discerning" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who consistently shows good judgment or insight in their decisions or observations.
Example: "Her ability to assess situations accurately makes her always discerning in her choices."
Alternatives: "constantly perceptive" or "consistently insightful."
Cather, in "A Lost Lady," was almost as strict telling the story of Mrs. Forrester's decline though the eyes of a much younger, not always discerning boy.
When we're always discerning whether a partner or a church could be "the one," we find it difficult to commit ourselves for any solid period of time to the one we're with.
Instead of telling the story forwards and adopting the ignorance of the characters at any given time, Cal is going backwards from what he later knows, always discerning the seeds of what is to come.
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His visibility as a poet began to gain strength from his public presence: after the poets laureate Robert Hass and Rita Dove had put in several seasons apiece writing a poetry column in The Washington Post, Hirsch took over and has produced an effective series of weekly samplings of poetry, new and old, with often eloquent and always discerning commentary.
In my career I've written a lot about two subjects: religion and the law, and I'm always discerning (or fantasizing) connections between the two.
The body, however, can't always discern a real threat from an approaching work deadline or, say, feelings of loneliness.
"No matter what he played at whatever tempo, you could always discern what the melody was," Mr. Jones said.
For plant leaves it must be noted that the OWS responds to both internal and external water and thus cannot always discern between them.
Tests that detect cancer cannot always discern whether the cancer is one that will ultimately kill or is an indolent tumor that might never produce noticeable symptoms.
Hume taught us that we must always discern between what we believe and what we know, and for many deeply religious politicians (or scientists, for that matter) that can at times be an uncomfortable examination.
