How to Use trait in a Sentence

trait

noun
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  • This dog breed has a number of desirable traits.
  • That trait will get tested again and again the rest of the season.
    — Steve Megargee, Star Tribune, 14 Sep. 2020
  • And, mixed breed cats may have some of these breed traits.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, courant.com, 31 May 2018
  • That is a great trait in firewood, but not for the walls of a home.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2022
  • The trait goes from fighting for its life to being the life of the party.
    — Josh Clark, Wired, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Why not just test all adults for the sickle cell trait?
    — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
  • This has been about having the right traits, not the talent.
    — Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The Bengals would be on board with all of those traits.
    — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 21 Apr. 2018
  • The guy had two desirable traits: a six pack and a job.
    — Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Hypocrisy is the most odious trait highlighted in the book.
    — Michael Bobelian, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Thanks dad for passing down the best traits a true guy could ask for.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2017
  • But these are traits she’s grown to love about herself.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The other trait of this team is the players are all athletes.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2022
  • Strip out those traits, and the map that looks like this — the central finding of the new study.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2019
  • For this trait alone, the alluring richness of the chicha gets high marks.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 29 July 2021
  • But maybe the trait that stood out the most to us was her amazing integrity.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • If sarcasm were a draftable trait, give him a first-round grade.
    — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2017
  • Is that goofiness a defining trait of pop from that era?
    — Nolan Feeney, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2019
  • That trait makes the virus a tough foil for even the most robust public health systems.
    — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2020
  • What are the habits and traits that make Gen Z uniquely them?
    — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 17 Jan. 2019
  • Many of the Wildcats’ most distinct traits have changed over the past few weeks.
    — Jesse Newell, kansascity, 12 Jan. 2018
  • This genetic trait has been found across the globe as a beacon.
    — Alex Wagner, SPIN, 12 May 2022
  • His speed won’t be the only trait called upon for the Bears this fall, though.
    — Scott Bell, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2020
  • The very first passenger land planes all shared a common trait -- a tail wheel.
    — Howard Slutsken, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Those traits are still there, as Harrell and Britt are quick to note.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2019
  • For Herman, that’s not a bad trait to have as a football coach.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Dak’s ability to take coaching is one of his best traits.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Koenigsegg has been known to enjoy Easter eggs, and that trait serves them well here.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 11 July 2020
  • One trait the three have in common is their business model.
    — Klint Finley, WIRED, 20 June 2019
  • Her husband, back with the golf balls, confirmed her type-A traits.
    — Joanne Ostrow, The Know, 14 June 2017

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