Sentence examples for establishing a character from inspiring English sources

As ballet dancers, we had been more used to the traditional approach, in which the choreography seemed to take precedent over establishing a character.

Then we establish a character formula around each semi-simple element.

Rarely does he ask speech to do anything as simple as clarify a point or establish a character's motivation.

When, to establish a character in a movie as nasty and self-involved, you showed her painting her nails?

In these capacities, according to Botsford, Weekes "helped establish a character — a recognizable singularity — for the magazine".

And few have established a character so firmly embedded in the national consciousness as Doyle did in Holmes, a figure still discussed, revered and cherished across the world.

On stage, she did not have the wildcat, melodramatic force of a Callas or Silja, but with few gestures she could establish a character easily.

Sue Townsend re-animated the diary form with this book, and established a character beloved by kids and grown-ups alike, who went on to star in a whole series of books, a TV show and a stage musical.

He was in service again, promoted to lieutenant general, in Attenborough's epic A Bridge Too Far (1977) and managed to establish a character despite being marooned in a sea of familiar faces.

Mr. Cuomo argued that New York should take an aggressive role in setting the future of downtown, by seeking to anchor the area with a major project that establishes a character for downtown and encourages economic development.

Twenty-year-old Kristina Shapran, a human wonder of Bambi limbs, taller than Polunin even off-pointe, struggles to establish a character for Swanilda beyond the come-hither shoulder rolls and eyelash batting.