How to Use characterization in a Sentence

characterization

noun

• The class discussed the author's characterization of the boy as someone who wanted to be accepted by others.
• The reporter was criticized for his characterization of the people of the town as poor and uneducated.
• The story has good characterization.
• News reporting requires accurate characterization.
• Is this a valid characterization of the South in the last decade?
  — Erik Morse, Vogue, 30 May 2022
• There isn’t a whole lot of nuance in some of the characterizations.
  — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
• The Post no doubt takes issue with the characterization of these as feats.
  — Isaac Schorr, National Review, 7 Oct. 2020
• Cruz's characterization takes the ideas found in the book out of context.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
• The jokes on the show and her characterization are similar to most of Kaling’s characters in the past.
  — Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2023
• Thousands of miles away from home, Kingsolver’s keen sense of place and her deft characterization brought me right back to the US.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2023
• Mulroney takes stark issue with this characterization—and made that clear on the record with the New York Post.
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 29 Nov. 2020
• The lines aren’t coming, and there’s no characterization to speak of.
  — Paul McCallion, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2021
• The item did not ignite, and some have questioned the characterization of it.
  — Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2020
• There’s even less characterization for the killers, who are presumed to be under the witch’s thrall.
  — Washington Post, 21 July 2021
• The characterization of his time with the Lakers as nothing but love and harmony is a bit of a stretch.
  — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 20 Apr. 2022
• The lawsuit claims the version of Enola in the film depicts the characterization from the final 10 Holmes tales.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 June 2020
• Mike Gundy’s characterization of Texas this week as the most talented team year-in and year-out in the Big 12 may have grated as well.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 29 Oct. 2020
• The show’s characterization of Brown would be a good topic for a white-studies class.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2020
• NBC News has not heard or seen the episode and cannot confirm this characterization of Ye’s comments.
  — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2022
• The Trump campaign pushed back on the ad’s characterization of his health care policies.
  — Paul Cobler, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2020
• The response fits characterizations of Long as an all-around good guy.
  — Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
• Aside from a few lines pulled, their characterization is largely the same.
  — Matthew Gault, Wired, 31 Dec. 2020
• The characterization of the Baywatch alum as the latter is nothing new to Brandon, 26.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
• Which leads me to my largest objection to the characterization of Trump as the peace candidate.
  — Noah Millman, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2020
• Having covered this group in the past, Watters’ characterization didn’t capture the full essence of the people in this group.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• But in recent weeks, some of its leading Democrats have been eager to make their case for why that characterization is wrong.
  — Marisa Lagos, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
• That many of the other characters in the book fall rather flat may be as much a product of Monet’s characterizations as the author’s.
  — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 6 Sep. 2024
• Although the artist had hastily named his piece, the characterization stuck.
  — Emily Labarge, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
• Those who knew him took exception with such a characterization.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
• The film is honestly not as bad as its reputation, and features pretty accurate characterizations in a story and production very faithful to the comics.
  — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025