character study
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Magnussen: It’s a very interesting character study of what you’re willing to sacrifice.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
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
Instead, it has all the hallmarks of both a black comedy comprising carefully crafted scenes and a deft character study made up of painstakingly applied warts-and-all detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
He was a very fascinating person,—purely as a character study, of course, nothing more.
From The Wall Between by Bassett, Sara Ware
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