characters
Example Sentences
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Rhys didn’t react like his characters might have — instead, he thanked his homeland: “To the great and good people of Wales… we are a small but mighty nation!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
For both actors, the script presented physical challenges in portraying the bodily changes their characters undergo over the years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The remaining characters then sing an extremely brief ensemble vowing to resist the power of Rome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“I think in that sense these characters do belong to everyone so I think that’s probably part of what’s going on. How I would define love I think is maybe immaterial.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Do you know,” said she, “that, of the three characters, I liked you in the last best? Oh, had you but lived a few years earlier, what a gallant gentleman-highwayman you would have made!”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
