Examples of 'had a tendency' in a sentence

Meaning of "had a tendency"

When someone 'had a tendency,' it means they displayed a likelihood or inclination towards a particular behavior, action, or pattern. It suggests a consistent tendency or predisposition towards a specific action or mindset. This phrase is employed to describe someone's habitual inclination or natural disposition over time

How to use "had a tendency" in a sentence

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had a tendency
She had a tendency to not to stop drinking.
The prototypes also had a tendency to pitch up.
She had a tendency to skip out on rent.
The turnouts in particular had a tendency to fail.
Always had a tendency not to be formatted enough.
It seems to me that soji had a tendency to get burnt.
I had a tendency to take people under my wing.
Every institution had a tendency to go its own way.
I had a tendency to plan way too much.
Or perhaps because he had a tendency to break the rules.
It had a tendency to not want to stay in place.
Commodities or currencies had a tendency to trend.
And men had a tendency to turn up dead.
At room temperature the product had a tendency to crystallize.
And he had a tendency to lose his footing.

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He was a troublemaker and had a tendency to bite.
I just had a tendency to talk too much.
It was found that they indeed had a tendency.
At school you had a tendency toward riots.
I had a tendency of building walls to protect myself.
We have always had a tendency to be dramatic.
Had a tendency to follow him.
Lollards also had a tendency toward iconoclasm.
These containers could last a hundred years or more if had a tendency correctly.
I guess they had a tendency to talk on and on.
It was a system of idealistic philosophy and full of spirituality that had a tendency to mysticism.
I have always had a tendency towards depression.
During the previous three years this rate had still had a tendency to stagnate.
Our dogs had a tendency to run away.
We have no other leads except that they had a tendency to be depressed.
Bryant had a tendency to shoot too much.
The film applied to the lips had a tendency to migrate.
He had a tendency towards suspicion and violence.
He still had a tendency.
He had a tendency to be a calming influence in any storm.
One intense perfectionist had a tendency to take herself too seriously.
He had a tendency not to check his messages.
The complexity of government structure had a tendency to affect the level of response.
They had a tendency to eat their visitors.
He nevertheless recognized that the police had a tendency to exercise this right too frequently.
I had a tendency to sleep rather than eat.
If the owner knew the dog had a tendency to cause that kind of injury.
He had a tendency to drink until he fell down.
The flies that had a longer courtship had a tendency to have a higher probability of procreating.
She had a tendency to increase the recommended dose.
Glucose is more dense than either of the propellants employed and had a tendency to sediment.
I have always had a tendency to accumulate stuff.
I read an article once about the US presidents who had a tendency to doodle.
The girl had a tendency to become difficult.
Since I became a coordinator some felt this practitioner had a tendency to pick a fight with me.

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