Sentence examples for master of character from inspiring English sources

His Barchester is continually invaded by London and by the power of the media exemplified by the pitiless Quintus Slide, the master of character assassination by innuendo.

Among the faculty members are the Ballet Theater luminary Lupe Serrano, now 70, and Olga Dvorovenko, a Ukrainian master of character dance and the mother of the Ballet Theater principal Irina.

Nor is Zandvliet a master of character; as individuals, the Germans make scant impression, aside from a pair of supposedly inseparable twins, played by Emil and Oskar Belton, and Sebastian Louis Hofmannn), the decent conscience of the group.

Hilary Mantel is a master of character description.

Sorkin is a master of characters' tactical manipulations in the interest of their stated strategies.

On the broadcast networks, it's hard to live in a world without "Parks and Recreation," the past master of character-based comedic smarts, but "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" finished out its second season very strongly and could well assume that crown one of these days.

One of these days I really have to make a master list of character names... What is the message you want readers to take away from this book?

Winik is a master of the character study, and although his book is based almost entirely on secondary sources, he has an uncanny knack for synthesizing the work of others, then imposing his own distinctive mark.

A popular Irish actor with a long succession of credits that include the mature Brendan Behan in the 1970 production of "Borstal Boy" and films like "Ryan's Daughter" and "Far and Away," he is a master of swift character change, from thick-headed pub dwellers, cheeky caddies and canny farmers to demanding Americans, haughty Britons and angry Scots.

Paying tribute to her father, Peterson said: "He was the master of different characters and voices.

Roald Dahl was a master of writing characters for children who echoed common feelings of shyness and awkwardness: Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Miss Honey in Matilda; even, sometimes, the BFG … Novels set in childhood are perfect arenas in which to explore shyness and, usually, how it can be overcome.