characters
Example Sentences
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Mr. Mueenuddin’s characters are vividly drawn, and though his prose is spare, it also offers phrases of great beauty.
Inge has deep sympathy for his characters—especially the women, who are stuck in roles they did not choose.
We must behave in a manner that is pleasurable and inoffensive to them, in a manner that aligns with the characters on their favorite television show.
From Salon
The drawings emphasize the allegorical side of Ahab’s monomaniacal hunt, fixing the characters in expressive, statuesque postures.
Speculation on who might follow will now fall on two characters who could hardly contrast more.
From BBC
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