give character

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Many wives, partners and family members of the defendants were called up to give character statements.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

And in many ways, these small fashion firms are akin to the chef-owned restaurants that give character to neighborhoods — and the food world, in general — and make them vibrant.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2020

“Due to scale, we are looking for new drivers to give character and identity to buildings, new structural and environmental logics that will give buildings a new physiognomy,” Mr. Schumacher said.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2016

A few give character, but no one needs this much character.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2012

In other words, the child has not acquired the two endowments which chiefly give character to the whole body of the adult's beliefs and feelings.

From The Task of Social Hygiene by Ellis, Havelock