hammy

Example Sentences

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But such compromises do not exist in the extreme and often hammy world of Mr. Tallent’s fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Exactly 86 minutes after Wood was cleared following concerns over a hamstring injury, Australia's Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of Friday's first Test with a dodgy hammy of his own.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Second, she was wildly overcoached, delivering a hammy performance that sounded nothing like her normal speaking voice.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2024

“Anything that was hammy would stick out like a sore thumb.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023

A moment later the projection of the earth morphed into a reality TV show called Bunker, and a hammy announcer's voice boomed at me from everywhere at once.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson