trait

Example Sentences

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His excessive preparation has become a trait he considers a “super power.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

I see this same trait among the patients, families, caregivers, friends and researchers who comprise the rare-disease community.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Now, despite being impressive physical specimens, there is one bald eagle trait that doesn’t live up to what you might have seen on television—the patented bald eagle scream.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

It can also reproduce without a partner, a trait that increases its ability to establish new populations after being transported.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

Only one allele had asserted itself in the hybrid, forcing the other variant trait to vanish.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee