Sentence examples for a mere character from inspiring English sources

But it's idle longing on the part of a mere character from life.

In 2002, in a copyright case before the German Federal High Court, it was held that Winnetou was no longer a mere character in a novel; he had become "the name for a certain human type, that of the noble Indian chief".

But "& Sons" has bigger ambitions than being a mere character study.

Once the third question was asked, with Miller barely able to speak, it felt like he was no longer a person but a mere character in NBC's Olympic drama.

Celia, a mere supporting character in "As You Like It" — now at the New Victory Theater in a sweet and sophisticated new staging for all ages — is so devoted to her cousin Rosalind that when Rosalind is banished from wherever they all live in ducal France, Celia insists on going with her.

Who is responsible, then, when in the wake of the Oscar ceremony a mere movie character such as Hannibal Lecter is made into an agent of "toxic feminism," a promoter of gay-bashing, a symbol of technocratic hubris in the gulf war and also the last, best hope for stopping Martha Stewart?

At the end of the day, sticks and stones may break your bones and a tackle can give you a concussion, but a mere 140 character tweet can ruin your career.

For example, let's take twitter, where the character limit per tweet is a mere 140 characters.

Some are mere character sketches; others read like barroom tales that would have been better off left unpublished.

Russell was a truly commanding and charismatic presence, filling the room like he came with extra dimensions unavailable to mere character players.

Some first-rank choreographers (Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Mark Morris) have been great soloists, but others (George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton, Antony Tudor) were mere character dancers.