qualities
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Qualities like grit or self-control influenced overall performance, but they did not prevent people from having less productive days.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Qualities such as fluency, clarity and professionalism act as a channel of credibility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Qualities that served him as UCLA’s quarterback came in handy testifying before Congress earlier this year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024
Qualities she’s looking for: someone with a “dry, witty sense of humor” who is “very comfortable in his own skin.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022
After some weeks she saw him striding across campus, alone, holding a copy of The Man Without Qualities.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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