dramatics
Example Sentences
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That “rift” may have been mildly overcooked for TV dramatics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Two Lions touchdowns were erased by penalties in the last 30 seconds of a wild Steelers’ win, but the on-field dramatics were overshadowed by DK Metcalf taking a swing at a fan.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
The movie seems to recoil from its own hammering dramatics, with Bryce Dessner’s score toggling uneasily between jocular blues and dour, overcompensating strings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
But it’s when she turns inward that Madison’s performance starts to sing, revealing the great depth behind her character’s hardened exterior without the need for any showy dramatics.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025
Alex thought about Bri, how few scenes she made compared to Julie’s endless whining or Aunt Lorraine’s dramatics.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
