melodramatic
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Opening track I Will Overcome finds her doom-scrolling through her phone on the rainy streets of Paris, set to an orchestral score that recalls Sondheim at his most melodramatic.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Ms. Schilinski roams in and out of all the impressions and recollections, most of them stained by sadness and regret, without turning maudlin or melodramatic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
The statement, posted on Facebook, drew a range of sentiment, from support for the department to jokes about what they considered the deputy’s melodramatic response.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
Visually, it is melodramatic, almost campy, resembling a TV promotion.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025
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
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