characters
Example Sentences
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Typically people dress up as characters -- human or otherwise -- from movies, series, comics, pop culture, fantasy, roleplay or computer games.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Game of Thrones” was so great, at least in its early years, because of its deeply drawn characters — we knew them; we loved some and hated others.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Who wouldn’t enjoy watching world leaders cosplaying sci-fi or fantasy characters at U.N. meetings, treaty negotiations and other staged events?
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
The series, a Bavaria Fiction/Sky One production, found the ballast it needed for long-form storytelling in several indelible female characters, two Lothar-Günther Buchheim novels—“Das Boot” and “Die Festung”—and intrigue on both land and sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Both of our characters stood on a bridge, water rippling below us, a forest bright and green around us, and ancient ruins in the distance.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
