Sentence examples for predictable character from inspiring English sources

Christopher Randolph, as Anne's sinister financial adviser, a sexually omnivorous older man, did what he could with a predictable character.

One episode in particular set my teeth on edge, given that it felt like a warmed-over episode of "The Twilight Zone" built on shaky yet predictable character foundations.

Nope: A predictable character named Murphy nearly always gave me a headache, and once the leaders of the kids' foes, the "Grounders," were revealed as leather-clad "Mad Max" extras, the derivative vibe almost neutered them as a threat.

For instance, once the intruders logged into a bank account, he could change his unique id to somebody else's, this situation is particularly possible if the URL string contains some predictable character pattern such as order of numbering.

They are far from homogenized or predictable characters.

Most postmodern fiction sends me running to highly plotted mystery stories with recurring predictable characters.

One thing that made it so successful was Rowling's combination of predictable characters and unpredictable plots.

After a quick, tempting listing of predictable characters -- the ports, the grappas, the moscatos -- it lays out a large, strange territory devoted to amari, or bitters.

Predictable characters haven't hurt the "CSI" crime shows, but this is Mr. Bruckheimer's first hospital drama, and viewers accustomed to layered dramas like "ER" and "House" expect more.

The great appeal of the Nancy Drew books (the first was published in 1930), as of any mystery-novel series, lies not in the static, predictable characters but in the intricate, well-carpentered plots.

That blob, named B.O.B., is an entirely predictable supporting character in a movie like this: the dumb one whose off-the-wall observations and behind-the-beat non sequiturs provide a steady stream of mild and easy laughs.