characteristic

"The smell is like decaying wood being burned – that's the characteristic smell of peat. And that peat contains decomposed wood and organic material from many different sources."

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Then she saw on the monitor a characteristic “elbow” and realized that what she was seeing was much rarer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

In other words, changes in one characteristic could limit how much another characteristic is able to change.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

"Although I haven't gone 12 rounds and I haven't taken one on the chin, I don't think that's a characteristic you need to become a heavyweight champion," he says.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Ah!” said M. Bouc with a characteristic gesture—“she is a terrible old lady, that!”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

She carried genetic characteristics associated with neuroprotection and cardioprotection.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Federal law prohibits employers from discriminating based on characteristics such as race, color, religion, sex and national origin as well as age and disabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

His PhD research involves analysing Boris's fur to compare how its characteristics could improve identification of animal hairs during investigations.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

"The Sea of Marmara is a heavily trafficked and closely monitored area, it has all the characteristics of a maritime highway," maritime engineer Sabri Gokhan told the private NTV broadcaster.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

He’d gotten pretty good at keeping his characters consistent, at developing their unique characteristics and his own style.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon