in character
Example Sentences
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The over three-hour film began two decades ago and involved 2,000 people, many of them actors who lived for months in character on a full-scale reconstruction of a secret Soviet research institute as Khrzhanovsky filmed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
By contrast, the living room on the lower level—a 48-by-33-foot space that would be the equivalent of the salon on a luxury liner—is almost primordial in character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He said: "Usually you'd get a script... with this particular audition you were asked to come in in character, there was no script, and you weren't allowed to break until Ricky had finished the audition."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Video of the incident showed Smith apologizing to Jackson shortly afterward, saying he was acting in character and believed the 25-year-old was a “worker,” meaning he was involved in the wrestling show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
His balancing phrase was not typically identical but slightly different in character, creating a symmetry without simply repeating itself.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
