characters

Example Sentences

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For me there were two characters growing up who made me go, to some degree, “That’s me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“Steve loves his characters beyond many other writers I’ve met. He invests them with so much humanity,” says Harbour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The Seattle doctor is one of the many technicolor characters who populated Epstein’s universe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The number of licensed toys I had as a kid for characters I really didn’t give a damn about is embarrassingly exorbitant.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

As for the ring, the shady characters who dealt in stolen items were well known to the Saint Petersburg police, and officers were dispatched to interview them all.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood