dramatis personae
Example Sentences
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With a few minor and necessary exceptions dictated by the dramatis personae in certain scenes, Mr. Tucker primarily confines himself to the role of Iago while Mr. Quinn plays Othello.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
In one respect, the dramatis personae in Kananaskis helps.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025
Neither her laugh nor her dramatis personae are merely for entertainment, though.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022
Yet the dramatis personae of the whole episode represented a veritable floating — or in this instance, perhaps, “refloating” — United Nations.
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 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
