character sketch
Example Sentences
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I wrote that one, and within a year, every character sketch all started with jingles and montage.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2023
The difference between the artists’ work is like the difference between a grand aristocratic portrait and a psychologically nuanced character sketch.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023
Too bad the comedic, almost clowning elements in the script work against the ethical questions the film otherwise takes seriously, making the whole thing feel more like a character sketch than a fleshed-out drama.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023
Even if you don’t personally fit the aforementioned character sketch of a Bad Bunny fan, it’s getting harder to circumvent the fanfare that surrounds the 27-year-old singer-MC, online and otherwise.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2022
The most common example is the composition portraying character without any plot or complication of incident, which is not a character story, but a character sketch.
From The Technique of Fiction Writing by Dowst, Robert Saunders
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
