in character

Idioms  

1. Consistent with someone's general personality or behavior. For example, Her failure to answer the invitation was completely in character. This usage dates from the mid-1700s, as does the antonym, out of character, as in It was out of character for him to refuse the assignment.

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Example Sentences

It’s thinking about truth in character, truth in dialogue, truth in scene, truth in composition, truth in sound.

From Los Angeles Times

At this potential change in character, Apple’s improving technicals argue that the stock could be transitioning from repair to leadership.

From Barron's

This set’s value, as with its predecessor, lies in its core content: French movies of the old school more interested in character than in making the sorts of political points so important to the ascendant Nouvelle Vague.

From The Wall Street Journal

My aunt was a stickler for staying in character lest we were overheard, even when the only creatures nearby that could possibly do any overhearing were the skeletons at the back of the room and a few stray mice.

From Literature

Always the stickler about staying in character, she had not called me Nell since we left Chicago.

From Literature

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