distinguishing feature

Example Sentences

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This eliminates a distinguishing feature of how Meta has managed misinformation on its other apps.

From Reuters • Jul. 7, 2023

But the biggest distinguishing feature of the current situation isn’t Feinstein’s sex.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023

The only distinguishing feature is often your tag.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2023

The Guardian gave her first album one star, with critic Alexis Petridis writing: "It sounds like Alanis Morissette pushed through a sieve until every distinguishing feature has been strained away."

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023

The distinguishing feature of chess, according to her, was that each piece moved in an L-shape—I suppose she’d got this from watching the knight—rather than in the leap-frogging way of draughts.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro