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

Newson’s plot and characters serve the novel’s thesis well.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The singer said she had "always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I've adored since I was a 5 year old kid watching the first Toy Story movie."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

As on “Friends,” the main characters occupy two New York apartments separated by a hallway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The recipe is incomplete, since the lamp ought to be inscribed with mysterious characters and there is an incantation to be mumbled.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton