Sentence examples for had a trait from inspiring English sources

Seward, though, had a trait that was rare in Washington: an ability to curb his rancor.

They had a trait in common: extraordinary flexibility in their toes, which may have been double-jointed.

Unfortunately for his biographers, Poe had a tendency to provide himself with the life story he felt he deserved rather than the one he actually had – a trait which he compounded by choosing as his executor a clergyman who hated him, and who systematically vilified his memory.

I had a trait foreign to everyone in my small universe, and I cherished it.

We quantified a trait-mediated direct effect of human presence on predators (i.e., displacement) that had a trait-mediated indirect effect on prey species.

It is possible, however, that the frequency of the mutation concept may have been even higher on the final exam, had a trait-gain problem been presented.

In Homer's poetry, every hero has a trait.

But Ms. Whitman has a trait that many chief executives lack: she is not afraid to do an about-face.

But faans also have a trait that Sugden considers crucial for a perfected toyger: small, rounded ears, very different from a typical domestic cat's pointy triangles.

Norton has a trait which is unusual (and possibly undesirable) in a novelist: he treats all his characters with kindness, even the baddies.

But sometimes it's bad to have a trait that's too popular.