characters

Example Sentences

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HBO’s “I Love L.A.” established its credibility early on, with a snippy conversation between the main characters about how hard it is to get to the beach from anywhere not directly on the beach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Soon, it will host a new cast of characters: The stars of “The White Lotus,” who will film the fourth season of HBO’s dishy series about entitled guests and desperate staff at a luxury resort.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Maybe all the answers have already been written, and we’re just characters in a story, trying to outwit fate.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

"The locations we feature are very much supporting characters within the world of each story," she said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In the absence of anything real, the same sort of stock characters kept coming up.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day