Examples of trait in a Sentence
This dog breed has a number of desirable traits.
honesty is one of her defining traits
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According to Lalich, there’s one consistent trait among those who join cults, online or otherwise: idealism.
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
But this pigment is not very efficient under today’s environmental conditions, so why cyanobacteria evolved this trait has remained a bit of a biological mystery.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Not that the other traits can’t be there as well, but the size, and using that size, must be a constant.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
During the depths of the pandemic, Las Vegas’ blindingly bustling main boulevard jerked to a grinding halt that highlighted the unconventional traits of the world’s biggest entertainment mecca — like how the grand doors to Sin City’s extravagant resorts are never closed nor unstaffed.
—Leena Tailor, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
But this pigment is not very efficient under today’s environmental conditions, so why cyanobacteria evolved this trait has remained a bit of a biological mystery.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Not that the other traits can’t be there as well, but the size, and using that size, must be a constant.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
During the depths of the pandemic, Las Vegas’ blindingly bustling main boulevard jerked to a grinding halt that highlighted the unconventional traits of the world’s biggest entertainment mecca — like how the grand doors to Sin City’s extravagant resorts are never closed nor unstaffed.
—Leena Tailor, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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trait
noun1
: a quality that sets one person or thing off from another : peculiarity sense 2
curiosity is one of her notable traits
2
: an inherited characteristic
dominant and recessive traits
Etymology
from early French trait "the act of pulling," from Latin tractus, past participle of trahere "to pull, drag" — related to trace entry 1, trace entry 3
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