Examples of “attribute” in a Sentence

noun A quality or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing.

• Patience is a valuable attribute for a teacher to have.
• Honesty is the attribute I value most in a friend.
• Strong leadership is one attribute that sets her apart from other candidates.

noun A property or setting associated with a data object, in computing.

• Each HTML tag can have several attributes, like class or id.
• The program lets you change the color attribute of each shape on screen.
• A database table stores each attribute of a customer in a separate column.

verb To say that something is caused by or belongs to a particular source.

• The quote is often attributed to Mark Twain, though the origin is disputed.
• She attributes her success to hard work and a supportive family.
• Experts attributed the painting to a little-known artist from the same village.