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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For almost 10,000 years, people in the Arctic have kept dogs for hunting and sledding, breeding them for desirable traits.
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Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
—Khloe Quill , Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Above all, this is why the cardinal Water sign symbolized by the crab mirrors the traits of Cancer.
Leo aligns with Superman!
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 11 July 2025
In times of trouble, good communication skills and empathy are seen as key traits.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
—Khloe Quill , Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Above all, this is why the cardinal Water sign symbolized by the crab mirrors the traits of Cancer.
Leo aligns with Superman!
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 11 July 2025
In times of trouble, good communication skills and empathy are seen as key traits.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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