stock character
Example Sentences
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Merely a stock character from what Lewis’s friend and mentor H.L.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021
“He’s also very funny. It could have been a stock character but the writers were smart enough to craft a character that could show all the colors that Glynn has.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2020
Jharrel Jerome does what he can to add some shading to Smush, to make this stock character his own.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2020
Besson’s filmography mirrors the descent of this stock character so precisely, it could well all be his fault.
From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2019
Faintest etched is Tom, the younger son, and most like a stock character.
From Irish Plays and Playwrights by Weygandt, Cornelius
