characters
Example Sentences
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Earlier movies — especially 2019’s “Synonyms” — were about characters trapped in cultural expectations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The move is risky, and it will be quarrelsome — especially for those who still see Zendaya as an idyllic Disney star, despite her respectable penchant for complicated characters.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
The exploits of the bizarre animated characters, including "Strawberina" and a buff open-shirt "Bananito", parody reality TV tropes, from love triangles to emotional re-couplings.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
In their previous interactive show “Sleep No More,” a reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” audiences could move freely as they chose characters to follow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
In the absence of anything real, the same sort of stock characters kept coming up.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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