Sentence examples for earned a distinction from inspiring English sources

They have earned a distinction that is attractive to colleges and prospective employers, something that Mr. Santucci, 18, has already noticed.

The two landlords of those buildings were in foreclosure in 2008 and 2009, and have earned a distinction of sorts: They own properties on the city housing agency's annual list of the most poorly maintained apartment buildings in New York City.

Yet the Saw Mill River earns a distinction as being the closest legitimate trout stream to New York City, flowing just two miles from the Bronx line before emptying into the Hudson.

Finally, I'll note Bruce Rauner earns a distinction even disgraced former governor Rod Blagojevich can't claim.

William C. Thompson Jr. has earned a dubious distinction in the Democratic mayoral race: earning the most money while donating the least.

During the past year, China has earned a Nobel distinction of a certain kind: an unprecedented effort by a national government to isolate and punish the family of a laureate.

The film earned a rare distinction from CinemaScore, a research company that for the last 20 years has been surveying opening-night audiences at movie theaters around the country.

But yesterday a New Jersey man earned a new distinction after winding up on the field at Shea Stadium during Tuesday night's game between the Mets and the San Francisco Giants.

Badly overstretched, their Essar Steel had earned a dubious distinction as the first Indian company to default on an international debt; it had failed to repay floating-rate notes of $250 million.

The toddler-aimed film from toy mogul Kenn Viselman earned a dubious distinction this weekend: Its three-day weekend gross of $445,089 marked the lowest opening ever for a movie in wide release.

Kidd earned an M.B.Awith distinction at Northwestern University's business school and had risen to vice president at Hayden, Stone, an old-line brokerage that was absorbed into what is now the Travelers Group.