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 company released a video of Scorsese using AI to instantly create images for storyboards, which show how key characters, locations and scenes should look.

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

How did you land on the professions that your characters would be pursuing and what did you want to say about ambition at this stage of life?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Now, as I had no theory of any kind, don’t believe in Spiritualism, and copied my characters from life, I don’t see how this critic can be right.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott