characters

Example Sentences

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For decades, nonplayable characters have employed a basic form of AI to drive scripted dialogue and behaviors.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Indeed, in the book, the "tough personal life stuff" his three characters are dealing with does ignite as the evening goes on.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

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

They were characters in stories; they only existed on paper.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day