How to Use characterful in a Sentence

characterful

adjective
  • 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
  • Dohnányi missed its characterful wheeze.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Her face is characterful but of a character who isn’t giving anything up.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Basson, a true wine lover, brings his critical eye for characterful wine to both his home cellar and his restaurants.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Sign up The hotel itself has 96 characterful rooms and suites.
    — Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Next, Roos converted the barns and stables to add characterful guest spaces.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Maison Madeleine is a characterful alternative to the chain hotels in the area.
    — Alexandra Marvar, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Nothing else changes, though; the optics carry over, so the lens renders the same sharp photos with characterful background blur as before.
    — PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Quirky, characterful, and charming, with breathtaking views.
    — Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • Defocused highlights show bright, hard edges and false onion skin texture, a combination that lends itself to characterful backgrounds in many scenes.
    — PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • 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 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
  • Elements of the interior architecture have been redesigned, and the result is a characterful blend of old and new.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Very few have the characterful appearance of a classic Ferrari, Rolls Royce, or Porsche.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 8 May 2021
  • 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
  • The camera includes more than a dozen tasteful, but characterful, tones that draw inspiration from photochemical film stocks.
    — PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Some creators prefer a lens that shows more characterful backgrounds as the effect can give images a vintage look, while others will crave the clean, smooth bokeh that's more common in modern lenses.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Our room was fantastically characterful, with a huge original fireplace, window seating with harbour views, and a sizeable en suite.
    — Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Visit a variety of characterful locations to rescue chickens and bring them back to Chicken Island.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Located in the buzzy Pearl historic district, the 146-room, characterful property is luxury at its finest.
    — Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Today, this bohemian, characterful part of town is still known for its abundance of ceramics, a craft tradition practiced in this barrio since the 16th century.
    — Agnish Ray, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2025
  • 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

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