Sentence examples for a sterling trait from inspiring English sources

They are in no position to complain, and their passivity is considered a sterling trait".

++* "JAMES JOYCE'S 'THE DEAD.' " For its first enchanted hour this new stage adaptation of the classic short story makes a sterling virtue out of a trait rarely associated with American musicals: shyness.

A sterling professor, indeed.

Britain had just suffered a sterling devaluation.

Lenz sparklers have acquired a sterling reputation.

It was a sterling sentence.

He wrote, "A sterling record.

Even HSBC, a British bank with a sterling reputation, ingrained prudence and a history of astute acquisitions has stumbled in recent years when entering markets where unfamiliarity prevented it from bringing these traits to bear.

Kuchar has a sterling record in match play.

"Maury is a sterling character," Mrs. Travers said.

New Balance has had a sterling season.