characters

Example Sentences

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“I like being able to tie my characters back into this place that exists,” Cosby said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

More than 25,000 people attend the annual SantaCon event in New York City, dressed up as Santa Claus, elves and other holiday characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

OpenAI estimates one token is about four characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"I hope audiences leave with a better understanding of what Belfast went through but also some empathy for all the characters just to see it's not all black and white."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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