How to Use characterful in a Sentence
characterful
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Rooms are large and many give on to the canals, while those that don't are spacious and characterful.
— Town & Country, 6 Oct. 2016 -
None of this is cheap, but the end result will be something unique and characterful.
— James Morris, Forbes, 8 May 2021 -
In the middle were two fortepianos—early-stage pianos with a light action and a crisp, characterful sound.
— Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022 -
Rolling hills, such as the Lincolnshire Wolds, the characterful city of Lincoln itself and many quiet beaches trimmed with dunes are just part of the attraction.
— Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 June 2021 -
Maison Madeleine is a characterful alternative to the chain hotels in the area.
— Alexandra Marvar, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023 -
Very few have the characterful appearance of a classic Ferrari, Rolls Royce, or Porsche.
— James Morris, Forbes, 8 May 2021 -
Next, Roos converted the barns and stables to add characterful guest spaces.
— Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2022 -
Her face is characterful but of a character who isn’t giving anything up.
— Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Mar. 2022 -
While each project is different, the ethos behind them all is the same: characterful, charming, laid-back and innovative.
— Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 7 July 2021 -
The engine, instead, has been chosen for its characterful feel and classic sound, which Ares suggests is befitting of the 1950s-roadster look.
— Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2023 -
What is also gorgeous about the film [is] the onscreen young talent stepping into roles that are characterful and doing that in a way which is very believable.
— Becky Lucas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 -
The engine is both characterful and sonorous, and its unique twin-combustion design has roots in Formula 1 racing.
— Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2023 -
Agami added characterful movement — interesting to look at, but too much to look at along with the titles translating the German text.
— Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2021 -
The city is also home to some characterful timbered architecture, the Musée des Beaux-Arts (one of the most historic fine art museums in the nation) and a gorgeous Gothic cathedral.
— Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 -
Perfect for breaking up the drive between Udaipur and Jaipur, this characterful 11-room retreat, once a royal palace, is still run by the former maharajah and his family.
— Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023 -
The result is fine-dining Japanese style, in a characterful dining room that feels intimate and almost bistro-like.
— Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021 -
The score’s imagined protagonist may take a few errant turns but the audience Thursday remained squarely on course, swept along from one richly characterful scene to the next.
— Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2022 -
Opened last summer, the new addition – Lexham Gardens by Cheval Maison – takes the brand in a more characterful, boutique direction.
— Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 -
Consistently ranked as the city’s top property, the best way to enjoy its wealth of characterful spaces replete with aromatic wood-burning fireplaces, is to book a room.
— Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 -
Yet this new way of doing things also links directly to Pucci’s history with special, characterful, sometimes crazy pieces that make life fun.
— Mark Holgate, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2022 -
But the rest of the car has been substantially modernized, too, and we're promised that the version that will be reaching U.S. buyers later this year will be cheaper, faster, and better to drive than its characterful predecessor.
— Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2022 -
And Hadelich is a singularly gifted, characterful musician who has a flair for bringing older music into the present tense.
— Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2018 -
Gone are the days when the method’s raw nature was vilified for appearing trashy; imperfect surfaces are now regarded as characterful and authentic.
— Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 13 June 2022 -
Visit a variety of characterful locations to rescue chickens and bring them back to Chicken Island.
— Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023 -
This characterful boutique hotel was a historic mansion with an attached villa built in the 19th century by local wine magnate Michael Zannos.
— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 14 May 2022 -
While this is delicate, vibrating music, the orchestra was only really characterful when its strings summoned bronzed surges; the colors grayed as the textures lightened.
— Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 20 May 2018 -
As the founder and mastermind of Death of Classical, Ousley has brought classical music and opera events to characterful, unconventional spaces in the city with exemplary acoustics.
— Darryn King, Forbes, 31 May 2021 -
The film moves through an imaginary table of contents, presenting one characterful magazine-style story after the next (titles and page numbers flash up to introduce each section).
— Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2021 -
The characterful V-6 builds power linearly and revs eagerly, lacking only in outright punch.
— Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 8 July 2017 -
Elsewhere, antique mid-century furniture pieces have been reupholstered to fit the color scheme—a little like the building itself, which was renovated and extended from a characterful hotel built in the 1960s.
— Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2021
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