declamatory
Example Sentences
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The characters speak in dramatic, declamatory French, as if in a 19th-century play, and their costumes range from corseted dresses and shabby tailcoats to power suits and leather jackets.
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023
“Romeo and Juliet” was tackled with a youthful vigor and violence that proved shocking to those expecting the customary declamatory elegance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2022
Aldridge favored a relatively realistic approach — a striking contrast to the more declamatory, posturing star turns then in vogue.
From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022
Despite the added tension, the series is made with a dedication to keeping things from getting too sensational, too declamatory, too actorish.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2022
It is characteristic that he never sent me any tragedy or epic poem, never anything bombastic or declamatory, never anything languorous or sentimental either.
From Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck by Bithell, Jethro
