character sketch

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nounLiterature.
  1. a short essay describing a person; literary profile.: Compare character (def. 17).

Origin of character sketch

1
First recorded in 1880–85

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How to use character sketch in a sentence

  • Did the "Infallible Pen" err in the former character sketch?

    Bahaism and Its Claims | Samuel Graham Wilson
  • A screamingly funny character sketch with opportunity for songs and specialties.

    Three Hats | Alfred Debrun
  • Where one of the names begins with a vowel (such as William Ewart Gladstone) the character sketch can be made to run more easily.

  • As a brief character-sketch, "Sally, Mrs. Tubbs" deserves no little praise for its geniality and its humor.

    Ben Pepper | Margaret Sidney
  • I have striven to make it a character sketch of that remarkable personality.

    Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer | Cyrus Townsend Brady

British Dictionary definitions for character sketch

character sketch

noun
  1. a brief description or portrayal of a person's character, qualities, etc

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