characters

Example Sentences

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The number of licensed toys I had as a kid for characters I really didn’t give a damn about is embarrassingly exorbitant.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Neither movie does anything particularly interesting with its characters, but what’s most frustrating is that the humility Lightning McQueen learns in the first film is essentially tossed out the window.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The scene is a giant movie screen broken up in sections and upon which is projected witty, fantastical background animation, while the characters are the live singers, dressed as though silent film stars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Porter, 21, says the relatable characters are a big attraction for her.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The characters in Stowe’s story, though stereotypical, humanized enslaved Black people for white nineteenth-century readers.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock