melodramatic

But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Maybe it’s that lead singer Morrissey’s outsider mentality and melancholic words resonate with the demographic — or there’s something acutely relatable about the melodramatic musings of a romantic yearner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“It’s a fine line between being melodramatic and being truthful” in birth and death scenes, the Southern California native tells The Envelope.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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

It was such an unthinkable prospect that the only responses I could imagine him having were melodramatic and improbable.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt