How to Use behavior in a Sentence

behavior

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  • I'm surprised by her bad behavior toward her friends.
  • Doctors are trying to educate people about behaviors that can put them at increased risk for skin cancer.
  • Students will be rewarded for good behavior.
  • The experiment tested the behavior of various metals under heat and pressure.
  • An acceptable social behavior in one country may be unacceptable in another country.
  • Tina, on the other hand, is the new: the new behavior, the new hope.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • But clarity of speech and behavior alone does not rule out postpartum psychosis.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2023
  • These virtues are backed up by refined road manners, competent flat-out behavior, and a smooth powertrain.
    — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 Mar. 2023
  • This has led to a sophisticated rewards and cash-back system the banks use to incent consumer behavior.
    — Dustin Eide, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • People begin to emulate the behaviors and take more interpersonal risks to create strong bonds in the team.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • However, things took a turn as Black’s behavior became increasingly erratic, at times leaving Kai at a loss for words.
    — Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • There are likely multiple factors behind the increases, including human behavior and warmer weather.
    — Lauren M. Cuénant, ABC News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The condition first asserts itself in one of two ways depending on the specific part of the brain in which the disease begins: with major changes to the person’s behavior or linguistic ability.
    — Jonah Valdezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Even if he is used to that kind of behavior from his friends.
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Now, many crows in the same neck of the woods show hostile behavior to humans.
    — Zayna Syed, Popular Science, 15 June 2023
  • Should mom rock the boat about sons-in-law’s behavior at cabin?
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • What type of message does this send to the people who think this behavior is ok?
    — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 2 June 2023
  • Last week, one of the staff members told me that his behavior is worse than the other kids in his group.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 20 June 2024
  • Your wife’s main concern is to shift the blame for her behavior onto you.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • And just maybe, their behavior isn't so alien after all.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Since his guilty plea, questions have emerged over what the BBC knew and when about Edwards’ behavior.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
  • What if they’re kicked out of a shelter because of their behavior?
    — USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
  • No one that worked with him or witnessed his behavior is surprised by any of this.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
  • Everyone is going to be a bit stressed out near the 21st, though; don’t take their off-putting behavior to heart.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
  • The self-help expert’s guide to building good habits and breaking bad ones via tiny changes in behavior.
    — The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • But men like Brauer’s patient show the effects of behavior.
    — Andrea Atkins, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • In middle school the bullying got so bad that cops talked to the other kids about the effects of such behavior.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Some of them hid their abusive behavior, and some displayed it like a medal of honor.
    — Sage Agee, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • The vile extent of Giuliani’s alleged behavior is, again, too long to list here.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 15 May 2023
  • The sound helped Ramos locate the bird in the dense forest and observe its foraging behavior.
    — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023

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