melodramatic

Example Sentences

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It’s a lofty goal, but it might not be very relevant, just like the absurd details of Kennedy’s melodramatic history.

From Salon

Dragged down by increasingly melodramatic escalations that soon become disastrous, it does a disservice to both the seriousness of the subject and its cast who do all they can to salvage it.

From Seattle Times

Still, Braff sometimes takes the more obvious, melodramatic route when a subtler approach to certain themes and actions would have sufficed.

From Los Angeles Times

You don’t want to push too hard and make it melodramatic.

From Los Angeles Times

Considering our current climate of reactive, out-loud politics, the melodramatic straightforwardness of Lawrence and Lee’s story doesn’t seem as far-out as it once did.

From New York Times