have a way of (being something or doing something)
idiom
: to often have a characteristic or to frequently do something
She has a way of exaggerating when she tells stories.
Life has a way of surprising us now and then.
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Calls for product boycotts and other anti-corporate campaigns on social media have been loud enough that companies were forced to respond, especially as the platforms have a way of amplifying customer frustration.
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Guns have a way of going off at inconvenient moments.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
Stock market crashes and spikes in unemployment have a way of getting any president's attention.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
But revolutions have a way of devouring some of their early and most eager adherents.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
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Peter Suciu, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Guns have a way of going off at inconvenient moments.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
Stock market crashes and spikes in unemployment have a way of getting any president's attention.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
But revolutions have a way of devouring some of their early and most eager adherents.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for have a way of (being something or doing something)
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“Have a way of (being something or doing something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20way%20of%20%28being%20something%20or%20doing%20something%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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