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Examples of trait in a Sentence
This dog breed has a number of desirable traits.
honesty is one of her defining traits
Recent Examples on the Web
The Pirates of the Caribbean star, 39, revealed that one of her daughters is dyslexic — a trait that Knightley herself shares — while appearing on the Aug. 5 episode of the Ruthie’s Table 4 podcast.
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
When Vice President Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, Democrats were quick to praise the Minnesota governor not just for his policy achievements, but for a more personal trait: his straight-talking, sometimes goofy affability.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
This is about imposing your will on the opponent with aggression and commitment, a previous un-Dolphins-like trait.
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—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
Participate, make a difference and supercharge your day with activities that bring out your best traits.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
When Vice President Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, Democrats were quick to praise the Minnesota governor not just for his policy achievements, but for a more personal trait: his straight-talking, sometimes goofy affability.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
This is about imposing your will on the opponent with aggression and commitment, a previous un-Dolphins-like trait.
2.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
Participate, make a difference and supercharge your day with activities that bring out your best traits.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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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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