character study
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Mr. Soderbergh and Mr. Solomon—who has his own stellar résumé that includes such features as “Men in Black” and the “Bill & Ted” comedies—are not content to set up a stagey character study.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
He stars in Blue Moon - a character study of Lorenz Hart, a formerly successful songwriter struggling with the huge hit his former partner Richard Rogers is having with the musical Oklahoma!
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Together, the two craft a self-aware, though no less banal, character study, examining the life of an artist who’s too famous to get off the ride — or perhaps, just too damn charming.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025
On the opening “Destination,” a winding and refracted character study, swooning strings trace the singer’s own sense of wonder, as she describes a fellow musician whose life serves as a mirror to her own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025
They were fine, merry-faced girls, and here again Denham found a keen bit of character study.
From Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Mitford, Bertram
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