Sentence examples for a durable character from inspiring English sources

Page A25 ROBERTS BLOSSOM, 87 A durable character actor who was known for playing cantankerous old coots, both comic and sinister, but he may be best remembered as the kindly next-door neighbor in the comedy "Home Alone".

Roberts Blossom, a durable character actor who was known for playing cantankerous old coots, both comic and sinister, but who may be best remembered as the kindly next-door neighbor in the comedy "Home Alone," died on Friday in Santa Monica, Calif.

An actor himself (he recently played Scott Templeton, the journalistic rat on "The Wire"), Mr. McCarthy scrupulously avoids big moments and telegraphed emotions, and Mr. Jenkins, a durable character actor known to HBO subscribers as the spectral father on "Six Feet Under," plays his repressed, circumspect character with exquisite tact.

Interestingly, a few participants characterized 'anxious' as a durable character trait (e.g., "I tend to be an anxious person") that can 'flare' at times of stress or suffering.

Milo O'Shea was one of the most distinctive and durable character actors of the 20th century.

The Fourth World included some of Kirby's most compelling heroes, including the brooding soldier Orion and the escape artist Mister Miracle (true story: my first tattoo is drawn from Mister Miracle), but the most durable character was Darkseid, ruler of Apokolips and master of the Anti-Life Equation.

Disney executives are treading carefully, and trying to keep a low profile, as they discuss how much they dare tweak one of the most durable characters in pop culture history to induce new generations of texting, tech-savvy children to embrace him.

Its non-resorbable character may favor the formation of a durable BNC-cartilage matrix composite in vivo, without limitations due to a slowly regenerating cartilage matrix.

Mr. Carrey not only breaks character with his goofing, he also all but destroys the nobility and sweetness that make Horton such a durable hero of children's literature.

A durable memento.

It was a durable brand.