in character

Idioms and Phrases

Consistent with someone's general personality or behavior. For example, Her failure to answer the invitation was completely in character . This usage dates from the mid-1700s, as does the antonym, out of character , as in It was out of character for him to refuse the assignment .

Example Sentences

“Then we start with the realm of another voice. It might be pronunciation, or where they take their breaths or the accent. We start vocalizing in character — I asked Renee, ‘What would Judy think of this exercise?’”

From Los Angeles Times

“Football coaches tend to be Machiavellian in character, but Robinson was more like a country doctor healing the sick in exchange for fresh eggs.”

From Los Angeles Times

On the other hand, Mitchell, in character, says, “I would buy more chocolate to give to everyone!”

From Salon

And that’s because the incidents in Mexico were slightly different in character, in that while in Austin Verstappen was ahead at the apex, in Mexico Norris was.

From BBC

I am mostly interested in character transformation.

From Los Angeles Times

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