How to Use tendency in a Sentence

tendency

noun
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  • The economy has shown a general tendency toward inflation.
  • Is there a way to see what the tendencies are for cloudy cover on that date?
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The Santa Claus rally refers to the tendency of stocks to get a bump over the last five trading days of the year and the first two of the next.
    — Hardika Singh, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
  • One of the hazards of a certain age is the knee-jerk tendency to reminisce on the good ol’ days.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • This bottle has a tendency to leak if each of the pieces aren’t secured just right.
    — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Someone who had a tendency to fall might win the award for biggest klutz.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
  • On the lawn, there’s a tendency to favor the purest caster or the biggest bomb-thrower.
    — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • There’s also the fact that AI, as things stand today, has a tendency to get things wrong.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And if your child has a tendency to drop things, this set is designed to survive falls.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • These fish have a tendency to gyrate and just go crazy when trying to land them.
    — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Even as a young child, Paul Tough’s son had a tendency to go all in on new interests.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Clippers’ tendencies would be of no use to Jimmy Butler.
    — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The greater tendency of men to teach in hard-to-staff (and thus higher-paying) roles explains only some of the wage gap, the researchers found.
    — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Inskeep: This is people who already had a tendency to save a lot of money.
    — Taylor Haney, NPR, 15 June 2024
  • In the now-famous clip, Liz talked about Ariana’s tendency to sing a lot.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Instant Pot Let the tendencies and cooking styles guide you to the right appliance.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Despite their centrist roots and tendencies, the movement’s leaders have not been shy to clearly name the stakes of the conflict.
    — Micah L. Sifry, The New Republic, 13 July 2023
  • The balloons are meant to give a sense of nostalgia and the carefree tendencies of children, Lawson said.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Given this tendency, there is no need to give actual toy guns to kids.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • One of the most significant signs is their tendency to spend the majority of their time with you.
    — Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
  • There was a tendency to assume that when all the world’s knowledge comes online, everyone will flock to it.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Here are a few ideas to curb their nose-picking, eye-rubbing, and mouth-touching tendencies—all habits that can spread illness.
    — Kristi Pahr, Parents, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Yes, his stalking tendencies are still there, and quickly put to use to peep on his neighbor Kate Galvin (Charlotte Ritchie).
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Hence, Bella’s tendency to blurt out any and all thoughts, her blunt honesty still that of a child’s, isn’t a bug so much as a feature in the filmmakers’ eyes.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Disillusion with work—or as some may see it, a work-shy tendency—isn’t a fair stereotype to brand across all young talent, the founders feel.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, the tendency for a group of pilot whales to follow the direction of a group leader is exactly what earned them their name.
    — Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024
  • Sure, with most teams playing just 11 non-conference games, the tendency is to make sure there are enough winnable games to get your team confidence.
    — C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Markets have a tendency to speak over government, or work around it.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • And there were some subsequent elements to the entire Watergate experience that were a little bit on the shifty side, as Washington, D.C., has a tendency to be.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
  • Overproduction of sebum, the tendency for bacterial infections, and/or the blockage of the glands (known as keratosis) can all lead to acne development.
    — Hannah Coakley, Msph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 26 July 2024

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