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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Those traits are beginning to manifest in other areas as well.
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Acquiring a back with similar traits might be wise.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
But Reinsdorf did voice a desire for the Bulls to become better at tracking and predicting the market trends of the NBA, a trait that could include adhering to league-wide tanking norms if necessary.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Students are also taught that unlike the seed coats on Mendel’s peas, most human traits aren’t driven by single genes.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Acquiring a back with similar traits might be wise.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
But Reinsdorf did voice a desire for the Bulls to become better at tracking and predicting the market trends of the NBA, a trait that could include adhering to league-wide tanking norms if necessary.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Students are also taught that unlike the seed coats on Mendel’s peas, most human traits aren’t driven by single genes.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Trait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trait. Accessed 8 Apr. 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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