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But its plus-points are its well-drawn quartet of characters and its compelling plot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Experts are also testing local well-drawn drinking water and encouraging residents to rely on bottled water until that work is complete.

From Scientific American • Feb. 16, 2023

All of these new characters could, in theory, be well-developed people with their own problems and inner lives; Che is especially well-drawn in quick strokes.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2021

Those introspective monologues about men writing about women function like stage winks, trapping Marcello between being a well-drawn character and representing a certain type of character.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2021

“Politics, religion, society. I think a well-drawn cartoon can say more than words ever could, you know? It could change minds.”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott