histrionics

Example Sentences

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Also elusive is the source of Kayleen’s growing emotional distress, which Ms. Young conveys with an admirable absence of histrionics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Winger Vinicius showed his frustration with his coach publicly during the Clasico, substituted and storming off in a fit of histrionics.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Horschel's histrionics were straight out of the LIV playbook but did not seem out of place once TGL reached its play-off stage.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

No, this season is not about histrionics, it’s about history.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2025

It was her sister Hermione she was soothing—Hermione, stealer of scenes, little mistress of histrionics, whom she pressed against her breasts.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan