melodramatic
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She said the feedback only anchored her belief in the story, but also meant the production needed to capitalize on the qualities that make a micro-drama captivating — like regular cliffhangers and melodramatic moments.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
If “Pressure” is any indicator, we might be in a new era when what Ike dubbed the Crusade in Europe will be reimagined as melodramatic schlock.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
For as melodramatic as the movie can be, its conflict is founded on something as simple as lingering pain; a grudge that has since grown softer and easier to live with, though no less agonizing.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Recognizing that the film-noir genre, to which “Point Blank” loosely belongs, had become reliant on melodramatic clichés, Mr. Boorman practiced the fine art of removal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“I want to sleep,” he said, with a melodramatic roll of his eye, “‘dormir plutôt que vivre’!”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing melodramatic
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