give character
Example Sentences
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Like the large so-called moon jar that opens the exhibition, these capacious bowls glazed in eggshell white flaunt their foibles with wobbling edges that give character to otherwise pure forms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Many wives, partners and family members of the defendants were called up to give character statements.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024
And in many ways, these small fashion firms are akin to the chef-owned restaurants that give character to neighborhoods — and the food world, in general — and make them vibrant.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2020
The organic veins of marble give character to clean geometry.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2014
In other words, the child has not acquired the two endowments which chiefly give character to the whole body of the adult's beliefs and feelings.
From The Task of Social Hygiene by Ellis, Havelock
