How to Use trait in a Sentence

trait

noun

• This dog breed has a number of desirable traits.
• If anything, speed should be the one trait to chase in the draft.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
• And, mixed breed cats may have some of these breed traits.
  — Cathy M. Rosenthal, courant.com, 31 May 2018
• That is a great trait in firewood, but not for the walls of a home.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2022
• That trait will get tested again and again the rest of the season.
  — Steve Megargee, Star Tribune, 14 Sep. 2020
• The Bengals would be on board with all of those traits.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., Cincinnati.com, 21 Apr. 2018
• The trait goes from fighting for its life to being the life of the party.
  — Josh Clark, Wired, 20 Dec. 2020
• What are the habits and traits that make Gen Z uniquely them?
  — Yerin Kim, Seventeen, 17 Jan. 2019
• This has been about having the right traits, not the talent.
  — Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2017
• Those were traits that Gilbert, now 85, brought with him to the football field.
  — Kirk Kenney, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Feb. 2018
• Strip out those traits, and the map that looks like this — the central finding of the new study.
  — Washington Post, 28 June 2019
• Why not just test all adults for the sickle cell trait?
  — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
• Are these the traits of the president of our country, the leader of the free world?
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
• The guy had two desirable traits: a six pack and a job.
  — Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2020
• Many of the Wildcats’ most distinct traits have changed over the past few weeks.
  — Jesse Newell, kansascity, 12 Jan. 2018
• Thanks dad for passing down the best traits a true guy could ask for.
  — Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2017
• Those traits are still there, as Harrell and Britt are quick to note.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 4 Aug. 2019
• Hypocrisy is the most odious trait highlighted in the book.
  — Michael Bobelian, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
• His speed won’t be the only trait called upon for the Bears this fall, though.
  — Scott Bell, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2020
• But these are traits she’s grown to love about herself.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Oct. 2023
• If sarcasm were a draftable trait, give him a first-round grade.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2017
• These traits make the UEFI the perfect place to launch malware.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2023
• For this trait alone, the alluring richness of the chicha gets high marks.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 29 July 2021
• The other trait of this team is the players are all athletes.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2022
• Her husband, back with the golf balls, confirmed her type-A traits.
  — Joanne Ostrow, The Know, 14 June 2017
• But maybe the trait that stood out the most to us was her amazing integrity.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• For Herman, that’s not a bad trait to have as a football coach.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2020
• That trait makes the virus a tough foil for even the most robust public health systems.
  — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, 31 Dec. 2020
• Koenigsegg has been known to enjoy Easter eggs, and that trait serves them well here.
  — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 11 July 2020
• Is that goofiness a defining trait of pop from that era?
  — Nolan Feeney, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2019

Last Updated: 9 May 2024