characters

Example Sentences

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Lee wanted the comforts available to Monte Vista Point members to feel “almost surreal,” but also for his main characters to operate just outside of that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Then, Wengert says, they focused on “the emotional story and investing in the inner lives” of the main characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

We drove on, and Dantzler told stories of dove hunts in the grove, of outsize characters of the old citrus elite.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

By coincidence, the book is also a mystery that its characters set out to solve.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The use of music to build characters through sound expression; create tension in the narrative; highlight important moments in the plot, and so forth, are examples of the high compatibility between words and music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin