Sentence examples for characters against from inspiring English sources

His first book, Cabbages and Kings (1904), depicted fantastic characters against exotic Honduran backgrounds.

The novel relates the lives and actions of many different characters against the background of the Holocaust.

PC Plods with complexions like desiccated farm slurry apprehend sundry local "characters" against a backdrop of porridge-grey Glasgow drizzle.

A spelling bee that pits two major characters against each other is interrupted and declared a tie.

By pitting same-genre characters against each other in fictionalized competitions, students learn more about the traits of the various character types.

Both games are light-hearted, multiplayer-only affairs, pitting teams of colourful characters against each other to capture points, escort packages, and defend bases.

This ended as much a show of character against slick, confident opponents as a demonstration of strength.

In this specific story, we meet a narrator who has become a fictional character against his will.

It marries him perfectly to the part and sets his character against the world, essential for any sitcom antihero.

The game then pits one student's character against another to do battle and see whose attire wins the day.

That could be the most explosive moment of the debate, as Mr. Gingrich tries to defend his record — and his character — against Mr. Romney's attacks.