character type
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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This is the complicated, unexpected humanity of a Sondheim character: you think you know the character type in act one, they are revealed to be someone else in act two.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2021
In retrospect, it’s not surprising that Cusack left this character type behind after High Fidelity, or that he’s never seemed as right for any role as he did those three.
From Slate • Feb. 14, 2020
Henson said she was enticed to the project by Perry’s pitch that it would be her chance to play a character type she’d wanted to play for years.
From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2018
The main thing it’s given me confidence to do is play against character type.
From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2015
I didn't intend to mention it, but since you ask—it also imposes the master-matrix of your character type.
From The Ego Machine by Kuttner, Henry
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