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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Barring Bowen, only Tomas Soucek has leadership traits.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Cult leaders famously prey on the vulnerable, a trait that cuts across demographics; it’s also found among highly successful people.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
By assigning human traits to AI agents or integrating them into org charts, managers hoped to increase employee acceptance of these new technologies, Kropp said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Bapple believes that companies capable of sustained growth share a common trait.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 28 May 2026
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Cult leaders famously prey on the vulnerable, a trait that cuts across demographics; it’s also found among highly successful people.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
By assigning human traits to AI agents or integrating them into org charts, managers hoped to increase employee acceptance of these new technologies, Kropp said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Bapple believes that companies capable of sustained growth share a common trait.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 28 May 2026
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 29 May. 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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