histrionic
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Acting opportunities dried up, and Anna high-tailed it to Amsterdam, where her histrionic grandeur was put to good use in European classics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
It isn’t histrionic; it is honest, and it is awful — but those are the accurate emotions.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
But even by the standards of histrionic soccer outrage, their reaction was extreme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Worrying about rate cuts seems histrionic, and arguably irrelevant, since corporate earnings are strong.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
She wondered if she should have been less histrionic and given them both the chance to have a calm conversation about what happened.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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