characters

Example Sentences

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The novel chronicles this “palace coup” through the eyes of two characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The sequel will take place on an abandoned tropical paradise island with the aim remaining the same as the first edition - make sure all your characters last until dawn.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Then scammers typically pile on pressure, adding voices claiming to be attorneys, courtroom clerks or bank tellers -- a cast of fictitious characters in a chaotic, urgent-sounding call.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

McClarnon: There’s not a lot of Native characters on television.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“All three companies use sixteen-character coding systems, and in all three of them the first four characters are identical.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti