characters
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He also teases the introduction of new characters.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The most obvious example is Pop Mart International Group, whose collectible characters helped turn emotional spending into a listed-equity story.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
The show will return to HBO on Sunday, four years after the last instalment, and finds its main characters having evolved from being troubled teens to equally troubled twenty-somethings.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Season 3 leaps forward five years, aging its characters out of high school and into a much murkier version of adulthood.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The lesson here is that if you watch the side characters in a love story, you might notice the lovers treating them like garbage, with the excuse that they’re doing it for love.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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