distinguishing characteristic
Example Sentences
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The most critical question is, “What was the most distinguishing characteristic of the animal?”
From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2018
He saw L.A.’s openness, both physically and temperamentally, as its great distinguishing characteristic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2018
My only distinguishing characteristic is that I hit it low.
From Golf Digest • Jul. 24, 2017
A distinguishing characteristic of Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld is that he repeated risks incurring disfavor by choosing “safety over service.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2017
The second distinguishing characteristic of these two examples is that in both cases little changes had big effects.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
