Characteristic

Examples

• If a close coil of wire is suspended between the poles of a strong horseshoe magnet, it will not assume any characteristic position but will remain wherever placed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• In 1822 the important improvement of the reciprocating knife bar was made by Ogle, which became a characteristic feature of all subsequent successful reapers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• A highly characteristic event at the age of six is described by his sister. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• When the nobleman and his secretary had left, my friend flung himself at once with characteristic eagerness into the investigation. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• A characteristic trend of the present age is toward increased speed in everything, and the most conspicuous example of accelerated speed in late years is the bicycle. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• From time to time, in a manner characteristic of him, Gerald lifted his head and looked round. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• It was in all respects a characteristic Mediterranean day--faultlessly beautiful. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• You have all--nay, more than all--those qualities which I have ever regarded as the characteristic excellences of womanhood. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Another anecdote characteristic of these times has been told. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The first is that portion which is reserved for immediate consumption, and of which the characteristic is, that it affords no revenue or profit. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• This moderation towards those who are in error is one of the most characteristic features of Socrates in the Republic. Plato. The Republic.
• A characteristic feature of the modern practice of medicine is in improved forms of its administration. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It is in the older and more characteristic English tradition from which the Declaration of Independence derives. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• If Napoleon had gained this battle, it would have counted among his most characteristic and brilliant exploits. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• We have in this view an express statement of the points characteristic of the eighteenth century individualistic cosmopolitanism. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• The yard presented none of that bustle and activity which are the usual characteristics of a large coach inn. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• They were then carried through the receiving armature and reproduced on the receiving diaphragm, with all the same characteristics of pitch, loudness and quality. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Silk, lace, and wool when bleached with chlorine become hard and brittle, but when whitened with sulphurous acid, they retain their natural characteristics. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• This originality of thought and love of experiment for its own sake were to be chief characteristics of the future scientist. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• Here he lived the life of a country gentleman, free to indulge the strong love of nature that had always been one of his leading characteristics. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• The islands belong to Portugal, and everything in Fayal has Portuguese characteristics about it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• Come,' said Mr. Brownlow, 'these are not the characteristics of young Oliver Twist; so he needn't excite your wrath. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• In all these things the American product resembles the old-world product generally, but always it has characteristics that are distinctive. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• In their modes of expressing thought, these two generals contrasted quite as strongly as in their other characteristics. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• What are the characteristics of the air which have enabled man to accomplish these feats? Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Contempt for popular opinion was one of his most strongly developed characteristics. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Do fingerprints show racial characteristics? Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• The characteristics of white objects is their ability to reflect _all_ the various rays that fall upon them. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Senefelder had advanced thus far, he had not yet made application of the chemical properties of ink and water, which constitute the distinguishing characteristics of Lithography. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• In marked contrast to his kind, he had in well-developed form the kindlier human characteristics of love, friendship, and charity. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.

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