How to Use tendency in a Sentence

tendency

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  • The economy has shown a general tendency toward inflation.
  • Pelé’s tendency to smile and smile and smile some more was … what?
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Is there a way to see what the tendencies are for cloudy cover on that date?
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The Santa Claus rally refers to the tendency of stocks to get a bump over the last five trading days of the year and the first two of the next.
    — Hardika Singh, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The little things along the way have a tendency to become big things.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2022
  • One of the hazards of a certain age is the knee-jerk tendency to reminisce on the good ol’ days.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • This bottle has a tendency to leak if each of the pieces aren’t secured just right.
    — Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Someone who had a tendency to fall might win the award for biggest klutz.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
  • On the lawn, there’s a tendency to favor the purest caster or the biggest bomb-thrower.
    — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • There’s also the fact that AI, as things stand today, has a tendency to get things wrong.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And if your child has a tendency to drop things, this set is designed to survive falls.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • These fish have a tendency to gyrate and just go crazy when trying to land them.
    — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Even as a young child, Paul Tough’s son had a tendency to go all in on new interests.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Some faux fur pillows may have a tendency to look cheap and chintzy, but this one looks anything but.
    — Jennifer Carmichael, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2022
  • This was in line with a general tendency throughout the 1930s to seek to exempt Catholic Jews from the Race Laws.
    — Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The Clippers’ tendencies would be of no use to Jimmy Butler.
    — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Wade also showed a tendency to hold on to the ball far too long, simply lacking game reps to know when to throw out of bounds to avoid sacks.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The greater tendency of men to teach in hard-to-staff (and thus higher-paying) roles explains only some of the wage gap, the researchers found.
    — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Inskeep: This is people who already had a tendency to save a lot of money.
    — Taylor Haney, NPR, 15 June 2024
  • This is due in part to their tendency to turn out at a much lower rate than older voters.
    — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 3 May 2024
  • In the now-famous clip, Liz talked about Ariana’s tendency to sing a lot.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Instant Pot Let the tendencies and cooking styles guide you to the right appliance.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Low light conditions can cause sparse leaves, thin stems, or the tendency to lean toward a light source.
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Guys have a tendency to fall back on muted colors in the fall—but Marni’s new exclusive drop wants to change that.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Despite their centrist roots and tendencies, the movement’s leaders have not been shy to clearly name the stakes of the conflict.
    — Micah L. Sifry, The New Republic, 13 July 2023
  • Facial cleansers, ones that dig deep into your pores for a squeaky-clean feeling, have the tendency to strip skin of moisture.
    — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The balloons are meant to give a sense of nostalgia and the carefree tendencies of children, Lawson said.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Given this tendency, there is no need to give actual toy guns to kids.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • There is a tendency to frame negotiation in terms of winning and losing.
    — Sallie Krawcheck, Contributor, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
  • One contributing factor is the tendency for women to accept unpaid or underpaid work.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024

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