characterization
Example Sentences
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Mr. Roxander did so with dancing of bold accent paired with a characterization of a sometimes-hot-headed young man.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
It described all of those wedges as “already deployed at an industrial scale,” a characterization that some experts said stretched the facts in the case of carbon capture and storage.
From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026
That characterization is a bit misleading, considering today’s quantum computers are already used for scientific research.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Through our characterization of Carolyn and John, I think we felt those extremes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The local media were eager to join the prosecutors in criticizing the 60 Minutes piece because it implicated their coverage, which had largely presented only the prosecution's theory and characterization of Walter and the crime.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing characterization
Vocabulary to Describe Literary Devices
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Reading: Literature - Fiction - Introductory
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Narrative Writing, List 3
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