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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Scientists create these animals by engineering DNA that matches important traits of the extinct animal into a modern animal's DNA sequence.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
In an era of constant change, global complexity and ever-rising expectations, trust has become the defining trait of exceptional leadership.
—Alejandro Bravo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Experts debated the connection, but by 2001 paleontologists uncovered early whale ankle bones that possessed traits only seen among artiodactyls.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The breed is described by Purina as a highly active dog, thanks to the traits of both the poodle and retriever, and are , needing to be part of the family.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
In an era of constant change, global complexity and ever-rising expectations, trust has become the defining trait of exceptional leadership.
—Alejandro Bravo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Experts debated the connection, but by 2001 paleontologists uncovered early whale ankle bones that possessed traits only seen among artiodactyls.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The breed is described by Purina as a highly active dog, thanks to the traits of both the poodle and retriever, and are , needing to be part of the family.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 18 Apr. 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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