characters

Example Sentences

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McClarnon: There’s not a lot of Native characters on television.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Holman said he was also guided by Dame Jilly when creating different looks for her characters.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“None of the characters in an Allie Rowbottom book are well mothered,” said the novelist Chelsea Bieker, who workshops manuscripts with Rowbottom alongside Genevieve Hudson and T Kira Madden.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Whether in the films beloved by the Wu-Tang or the animated sagas Megan favors, characters battle not simply for survival but to achieve mastery.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

When I meet characters I can’t wait to get to know, I stack their stories in my arms, take my pile, and fall into one of the comfy chairs.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari