stock character
Example Sentences
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Because Neeson is so adept at rendering this stock character, he doesn’t always work very hard at it.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022
Merely a stock character from what Lewis’s friend and mentor H.L.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021
Besson’s filmography mirrors the descent of this stock character so precisely, it could well all be his fault.
From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2019
As the selling point here is the show’s take on autism, however, Sam is a somewhat newer, increasingly popular stock character — the high-functioning Aspie.
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2017
The new viewpoint—Use all the stock character and situations you want, but add a new twist.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
