characters
Example Sentences
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Earlier movies — especially 2019’s “Synonyms” — were about characters trapped in cultural expectations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The move is risky, and it will be quarrelsome — especially for those who still see Zendaya as an idyllic Disney star, despite her respectable penchant for complicated characters.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Cinemagoers can see similarities between their own lives and those of the characters.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Not everybody has the resilience—or luck—to survive like Lily Dillon, the career criminal in “The Grifters” and one of Thompson’s fiercest characters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
But your characters have to make a decision now.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
