personality type
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If there was a criticism of Wane, you could say some players didn't fit his personality type even if they seemed to add something to the personnel mix.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
Her personality type — “psychotically obsessed with productivity,” as she put it — has sealed off all gaming rabbit holes for the past 25 years.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2024
Keying in on personality type may sound difficult, but the researchers also found some clues as to how to pinpoint the wanderers and homebodies.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024
“I’m able to identify somebody’s personality type and gear the teaching accordingly,” Makowsky said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023
All of those theories are essentially ways of saying that the criminal is a personality type — a personality type distinguished by an insensitivity to the norms of normal society.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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