distinguishing characteristic
Example Sentences
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“I’m thinking of Paris, for example. It’s a distinguishing characteristic, and it makes for a beautiful city.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023
The most critical question is, “What was the most distinguishing characteristic of the animal?”
From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2018
Southern Arizona has a style of Mexican food all its own, one distinguishing characteristic being the use of homemade flour tortillas.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2018
My only distinguishing characteristic is that I hit it low.
From Golf Digest • Jul. 24, 2017
The second distinguishing characteristic of these two examples is that in both cases little changes had big effects.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
