have a way of (being something or doing something)

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: to often have a characteristic or to frequently do something

She has a way of exaggerating when she tells stories.

Life has a way of surprising us now and then.

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Recent Examples on the Web Because cultural tastes and trends have a way of being cyclical, toughing it out eventually paid off. —

Jessica Ritz, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 Does the hole have a way of ensuring that the basic events of the timeline stay intact even as the details get tweaked? —

Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 May 2024 Affirmations have a way of boosting our self-confidence. —

Celeste Polanco, Essence, 5 June 2024 And patterns and relationships established in youth have a way of sticking. —

Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for have a way of (being something or doing something)

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