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
Reiner, though, was a unique blend of ace entertainer and director, playing to a personality type that comported with who he was when he wasn’t in front of or behind a camera.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
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
By Loeb’s reckoning, Livingston was a personality type destined to occupy an uneasy limbo within this continuum.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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