characters

Example Sentences

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There’s a vocabulary and a shorthand in how characters are depicted in TV series, especially in crime thrillers where the police-procedural aspects are supposed to embellish the characterizations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But what people really loved was Faris and Hall, whose characters dominate the meme scene to this day.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

A backlash is growing in Japan over US President Donald Trump's use of popular anime and manga characters in his posts on social media.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Indeed, for all its theatrics, the surviving characters of “The Boys” get happy endings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The more one looks at the chief characters in this scene and listens to their voices, the more the salient question changes.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis