characters

Example Sentences

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The stately “Plastic Cigarette” is a sharp study of two characters who give in to destructive impulses and imagine a better life together but aren’t quite sure how to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Building out characters was the main thing that I did at Nickelodeon,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

Thornton Wilder has written characters that we all know, like the person delivering the milk, the two mums talking over the garden wall.

From BBC

"Through this film we really wanted to depict female characters the way that we know women, which is really strong and bold," director Maggie Kang said.

From BBC

Hiddleston was especially attracted to her desire to highlight the vulnerability of the characters, all of whom present an exterior that is vastly different than their interior life.

From Los Angeles Times