be characteristic of
Example Sentences
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This too may be characteristic of a Dame, although pairing that with her unstuffy humor and refreshingly proletarian quick wit engendered in us a familiarity.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
This idea, which would suggest that Homo naledi was capable of ritual behaviour, met with controversy because such practices are thought by some to be characteristic of human modernity.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2017
A geological division into older highlands and younger lowland plains seems to be characteristic of all the terrestrial planets except Mercury.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Barton Pine’s preconcert talk about the instrument proved to be characteristic of her ease and fluency in communicating with her listeners.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2014
The sense of locality noticed in the cat, the dog, the horse, and other animals is here seen to be characteristic of the sheep.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
