characters
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Everything in “Mother Mary” feels like it exists in a dream within a dream: the tertiary characters who fade in and out of the narrative, the catchy yet indistinct pop songs, the dreary midnight-blue location.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
But even as their stories sparked a public outcry about AI ethics, AFP saw that "The Peach Blossom Hairpin" kept running for days before its removal, with the disputed characters quietly replaced.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Gadd adds that whether or not we like to admit it, we’re drawn to alpha male characters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Thanks to heavy Scottish accents among the cast, though, some Americans will find him and other characters hard to understand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Soon they were crowding the room—an assortment of strange-looking characters of all shapes and sizes.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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