character sketch
Example Sentences
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More like an early character sketch for a Tom Stoppard play than the glittering, if appalling, wits of St. Aubyn’s Patrick Melrose novels.
From Washington Post
Genre fans may be disappointed that “Spell” is more of an artful character sketch than a supernatural thriller.
From Los Angeles Times
Do you start with a character sketch, or a situation, or a mood?
From The Guardian
At first, each chapter feels more like a deft character sketch than something with the forward momentum of a novel.
From New York Times
But even before the story becomes clearer and more intense, it's a well-drawn character sketch.
From Los Angeles Times
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