dramatis personae
Example Sentences
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In one respect, the dramatis personae in Kananaskis helps.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025
The war that ensues between her and the rest of the dramatis personae might then have given the second act higher and sharper stakes.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023
She and the other dramatis personae of “Liarmouth” feel like they’ve just walked off a Waters set still in character; the narrative braids perspectives together across different locations in a way that resembles cinematic crosscutting.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2022
The slippage isn’t always this Ovidian, but names circulate in ways that can frustrate a strict accounting of the dramatis personae.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2021
In the case of marrying, the dramatis personae include the person being married and the person doing the marrying.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
