Sentence examples for is characteristic of him from inspiring English sources

He is very bright - almost relentlessly so - and it is characteristic of him that the large rectangular shape in many of his paintings is described by him as "a cell," whether in the penal or the biological sense of that word.

Because of his interpretation of sin as the captivity of the will, Luther also revived the patristic metaphor of the Atonement as the victory of Christ; it is characteristic of him that he wrote hymns for both Christmas and Easter but not for Lent.

It was characteristic of him that he revolutionized this professorship.

It was characteristic of him to state the fact in interviews with journalists.

He has brilliance to squander, but steadiness has not been characteristic of him.

The spirit, and the dedication to winning, were characteristic of him.

The method he devised to keep the saloon tranquil was characteristic of him.

"He dropped back into the weary tone that had been characteristic of him earlier that day.

It was characteristic of him to hold a several-week-long party for himself on the eve of his own demise.

It was characteristic of him that he should prefer to devote his few weeks of leisure to an effort to help a struggling institution to find its feet.

The whole episode was characteristic of him, but if he had done it in Edmonton, it wouldn't resonate so much here, where the big mouthpieces are.