Sentence examples for takes on characters from inspiring English sources

But it's a brave, foolhardy – perhaps money-grubbing – author who takes on characters with a huge global following, and tries to craft a sequel to another writer's great work.

She takes on characters from the 8-year-old Alberta to the 80-year-old Barney Josephson; her rendering of a young, male record producer who gets Alberta to contribute to a 1961 anthology is so persuasive that when she stands up from behind a table it's startling to be reminded she's wearing a dress.

She is dramatic because she effortlessly takes on character.

I think she took on characters as well.

She's excited about taking on characters she hasn't created herself, about "losing herself" in other people's work.

Like most of the women on this list, Poehler excels at taking on characters that are less-than-flattering -- as long as it gets a laugh!

Despite her health issues, Sarah has been acting since she was a kid taking on characters in both television shows like "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" and movies like "Vampire Academy".

As they age, tequilas become more mellow and take on character from the wood.

When he dropped his classical roles to take on character parts, he shocked his fans but rewarded them with his usual immersion in a role.

Tilefish, initially innocuous, takes on character when dipped into the bacon broth it comes half-submerged in.

White rémoulade is more French than Creole and a little more like tartar sauce, based on mayonnaise that takes on character with chopped pickles, capers, anchovy paste and maybe a little white vinegar.