be characteristic of
Example Sentences
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This too may be characteristic of a Dame, although pairing that with her unstuffy humor and refreshingly proletarian quick wit engendered in us a familiarity.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
This idea, which would suggest that Homo naledi was capable of ritual behaviour, met with controversy because such practices are thought by some to be characteristic of human modernity.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2017
A geological division into older highlands and younger lowland plains seems to be characteristic of all the terrestrial planets except Mercury.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Barton Pine’s preconcert talk about the instrument proved to be characteristic of her ease and fluency in communicating with her listeners.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2014
With all the romance and sentiment said to be characteristic of southern France in her day it is hard to reconcile facts like those that follow.
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Pierce Butler
