histrionics

Example Sentences

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As players frequently remind themselves and us, beneath the histrionics and interpersonal drama is simple gameplay.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

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

But Walcott feels Pickford has changed as he has grown older and reduced the histrionics that used to be his trademark.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

After the usual histrionics about the deteriorated state of my beauty, they get right down to business.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins