Examples of trait in a Sentence
This dog breed has a number of desirable traits.
honesty is one of her defining traits
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people — including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
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Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Despite numerous myths, a cat's fur color does not impact its personality traits.
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Contemporary psychology inherited the same concept and gave it a clinical label, self-regulation, but kept its place among the small set of traits considered foundational to human character.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
By eliminating your class and your ethnicity, your natural talents and weaknesses, from consideration, the veil reminds you that those traits are beyond your control, making fairness an incentive.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 July 2026
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Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Despite numerous myths, a cat's fur color does not impact its personality traits.
—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Contemporary psychology inherited the same concept and gave it a clinical label, self-regulation, but kept its place among the small set of traits considered foundational to human character.
—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
By eliminating your class and your ethnicity, your natural talents and weaknesses, from consideration, the veil reminds you that those traits are beyond your control, making fairness an incentive.
—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 July 2026
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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trait
noun1
: a quality that sets one person or thing off from another : peculiarity sense 2
curiosity is one of her notable traits
2
: an inherited characteristic
dominant and recessive traits
Etymology
from early French trait "the act of pulling," from Latin tractus, past participle of trahere "to pull, drag" — related to trace entry 1, trace entry 3
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