disposition

Example Sentences

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A comparison is either an argument for Bloom’s potential or a warning about its price, depending on your disposition.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Among them is the disposition effect, a behavioral investing phenomenon that causes people to sell their winners too early and hold onto losers for too long.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

This statue yassifies Trump, sucking out his buccal fat, virilizing his features, carefully excising all of the dainty feyness that, whether he likes it or not, is crucial to capturing the unique Trump disposition.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

That disposition lurks behind his piercing hazel-green eyes, which seem to absorb every detail of the small coffeeshop and our fellow patrons, and it’s at the heart of how he moves through the world.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

After a few minutes’ reflection, however, she continued, “I do remember his boasting one day, at Netherfield, of the implacability of his resentments, of his having an unforgiving temper. His disposition must be dreadful.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen