characters

Example Sentences

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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

Their Paradise Cove condo is not unlike the home one of the main characters inhabits 30 years later in the book’s second half.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

As he reworked the novel, he said the arguments around the closure were all playing out and the characters reflected the complex viewpoints that emerged on both sides.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

This didn’t work with “The Sandman,” since Gaiman had a hand in casting the characters and shaping its episode, slapping down anyone who tried to complain about it.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2022

“The next, ‘The theory of the book is bad, full of morbid fancies, spiritualistic ideas, and unnatural characters.’

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott