How to Use NPC in a Sentence

NPC

abbreviation or noun
  • Bennett pokes fun at the NPC trend while taking part in it.
    Linda Chong, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Which begs another, perhaps more valid question: What is the appeal of the NPC streamer?
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2023
  • The premier’s news conference, held at the end of the NPC since the 1980s and one of the few moments of relative openness in the Communist system, has been canceled this year.
    Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
  • There aren’t even NPC motorcycles, only the player can ride them.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 June 2022
  • Her robotic tone imitates something called an NPC, or non-playable character, in video games.
    Gene Park, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • My bug encounter rate in Act 1 and 2 was negligible, just minor graphical issues, texture pop-ins, and noticeable delays between when an NPC stops talking and my dialogue choices appear.
    Ash Parrish, The Verge, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Twin sister Brandi is an author, podcast host and fitness influencer who previously trained as a bodybuilder, even placing second in an NPC competition.
    Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023

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