characteristically
- a word derived from characteristic.
Example Sentences
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Preoccupied as he may be regarding his time left on Earth, Brock characteristically pivots to a kind of hesitant sanguinity.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
King died on Wednesday after "a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer", the Mobo Organisation said in a statement.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Amazingly, the Mets did win, but characteristically, they failed to found a dynasty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
What’s Next: It will take time to ramp up production, but Musk’s timeline for the Terafab is characteristically aggressive, with initial semiconductor production projected for late 2027 and volume production for 2028.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
And therefore when those same frenzied Virginians who were writing Madison about the fatal curse of assumption also wrote him, he was even less supportive, though characteristically elusive.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
