characters

Example Sentences

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His characters have aged in subsequent books, but the city has defied the laws of entropy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

As the characters debated, a similar conversation sprang to mind.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Memorable characters will keep you company for a lifetime.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The latest film, out on 18 December, brings together a host of Marvel characters old and new.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“Do you know,” said she, “that, of the three characters, I liked you in the last best? Oh, had you but lived a few years earlier, what a gallant gentleman-highwayman you would have made!”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë