characters

Example Sentences

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She can’t quite make all this stasis interesting, however, and there are points when the novel seems, like its characters, to be merely doing time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But a whole new series and location also means new characters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Present a world—a retirement community, in this case, called the Boroughs—populated by characters you come to like and ultimately trust.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The show has developed its own lore over the years as characters from other movies and shows joined the fray to expand the show’s footprint in “Star Wars” canon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The use of music to build characters through sound expression; create tension in the narrative; highlight important moments in the plot, and so forth, are examples of the high compatibility between words and music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin