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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What wasn’t reported was Rivera’s aversion to pitches coming near him, a trait that’s fatal to long-term hitting success.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
This method allowed scientists to precisely manipulate traits like shape, color, and pattern — something impossible to do with living specimens.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2025
This industry-wide trait is also reflected in valuation standards.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Next, the Colossal researchers edited the gray wolf genome in 20 sites over 14 genes to express specific traits of dire wolves, including a light-colored coat, hair length and coat patterning, along with body size and musculature.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
This method allowed scientists to precisely manipulate traits like shape, color, and pattern — something impossible to do with living specimens.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2025
This industry-wide trait is also reflected in valuation standards.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Next, the Colossal researchers edited the gray wolf genome in 20 sites over 14 genes to express specific traits of dire wolves, including a light-colored coat, hair length and coat patterning, along with body size and musculature.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 12 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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