Nothing is so soothing to our self esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.    From LearnThat.org.  [Van Wyck Brooks (1886-1963)]

Blue-red fingernails, I noticed, even as I was wondering about the word trait.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kalooki Nights] Reference

We learn right away that Bella’s main trait is clumsiness, which is used more as a plot device rather than a personality quirk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Book Review: Twilight | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference

This trait is one of my very favorite things about him.    From Wordnik.com.  [things I've meant to say and how I ought to say them] Reference

On a meandering stream, only the second trait is of value.    From Wordnik.com.  [British Open pool: Tiger not only fish] Reference

But this trait is not just something builders suffer from.    From Wordnik.com.  [DDIY - Don't Do It Yourself] Reference

Selection of a trait is nonrandom, arrival of the trait is random.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Minimal Genome] Reference

Changing a bad trait is easiest when you use a system of consequences.    From Wordnik.com.  [Owning Your Negative Traits] Reference

Not that such a character trait is much of a stretch for the guy anyway.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nick Stoller and Judd Apatow to Pair Again on Get Him to the Greek « FirstShowing.net] Reference

Say you decide that the distinguishing trait is the gene for hemoglobin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lactose Intolerance Transcends Race] Reference

It's nice to be reminded that such a trait is possible within superstars.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oh, Kanye!] Reference

"The most common trait is the leader, the coach at the top," Beathard says.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Super Bowl recipe requires many ingredients] Reference

This trait is supposed to be carried through in the Deadpool spinoff movie.    From Wordnik.com.  [2009 December 08 « Monster Scifi Show Blog] Reference

If a trait is inheritable today, can we not assume it was inheritable in the past?.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Disclaimer for Behe?] Reference

The most innocent trait is disfigured and scandalously deformed by the gossip of people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nobel Prize in Literature 1904 - Presentation Speech] Reference

There may be many differences among us hunters, but one common trait is that we envied him.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Not-So-Sad Farewell to the "Crocodile Hunter"] Reference

But what kind of American trait is claiming victimhood, especially when so many have so much?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Perriello Blasts GOP Leaders In Washington For Refusing To Completely Denounce Harassment Of Democrats] Reference

A signpost to this trait is often a smooth lack of concern at being found out that they are not.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Hagel: Military Strike on Iran is ‘Not a Viable, Feasible, Responsible Option’] Reference

If you scored near fifty percent for a certain trait (42%-58%), you could very well go either way.    From Wordnik.com.  [May 7th, 2005] Reference

But note that my saying that my most admired trait is my Cleverness immediately makes me Irritating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cause what’s Saturday without a good game of tag? | Her Bad Mother] Reference

Possibly no trait is more needed in the present time of so much misunderstanding, friction, and strife.    From Wordnik.com.  [John R. Mott - Nobel Lecture] Reference

Perhaps he learned his lesson, but another unusual cat trait is that they never do seem to learn caution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is there a Feline Pesematologist in the house?] Reference

A secondary trait is that they trust their social network more than their ability to do objective analysis.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Internet Content Distribution & Discovery Are Changing] Reference

That species isn't known for a bright red face (though that trait is known in the related Japanese macaque).    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference

But, maybe Long Island's best trait is it's diversity and ability to make fine wine from a variety of grapes.    From Wordnik.com.  [LENNDEVOURS:] Reference

A maladaptive personality trait is distressing for you, and can be pretty distressing for your loved ones too.    From Wordnik.com.  [spiral] Reference

Recall a not-so-endearing trait from a current or past love; now make it an endearing quality in your character.    From Wordnik.com.  [[Fiction] Friday #73 « Write Anything] Reference

Another Swiss trait is an innate and unquestioning tendency to identify with their country's institutions and sacred cows.    From Wordnik.com.  [March 2004] Reference

This trait is likely to have conferred a selective advantage in individuals who consume appreciable amounts of unfermented milk.    From Wordnik.com.  [DNA Lactose Surprise Follow-up] Reference

Of all of these characteristics, Bilbo's strongest trait is "his humanity; he is empathetic with a big heart and generous spirit.".    From Wordnik.com.  [‘The Hobbit’ Casting Breakdowns Reveal Details About Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield And More! » MTV Movies Blog] Reference

I cannot but recall a trait that happened on this occasion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)] Reference

(PC1) Rosalie’s true defining personal trait is her beauty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twilight Lexicon » Hale, Rosalie] Reference

In nature this would fail and the so-called trait would die out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bakersfield.com Latest news] Reference

This personality trait is something that I’m working on a lot right now.    From Wordnik.com.  [» Overly Invested Strocel.com] Reference

Typically, only 1 in 100,000 moose have the ablino trait, which is recessive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

These are properties of life, and another trait is the notice of incessant growth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Essays — Second Series] Reference

Another trait is a far more benign view of government than traditional conservatives have.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rule of Reason] Reference

Another trait is the want of domestic affections, and insensibility to the ties of kindred.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject] Reference