- plural of character.
characters
Example Sentences
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"Through the characters, it shows the enduring nature of love and friendship, and that, even though all this stuff is going on, people survive."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
AI imitation is a growing concern among performers worldwide, and the threat has roiled Japan's storied animation industry, whose voice actors are sometimes worshipped as much as their characters by fans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
It also apparently has some weird all-knowing knowledge, because it warns its clueless mom about all the evil characters conspiring to abort the baby.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
The competition offered a $700,000 Grand Prize to the first person who could decipher four passages containing at least 140 characters each from two Herculaneum scrolls imaged with X-ray CT.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The lesson here is that if you watch the side characters in a love story, you might notice the lovers treating them like garbage, with the excuse that they’re doing it for love.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
