melodrama

Example Sentences

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As the credits began to roll for his acclaimed melodrama “All About My Mother,” the audience inside the Grand Théâtre Lumière rose and applauded.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I did not want to make something that was morose or a melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The collective melodrama plays out against a background of deteriorating social conditions and political unrest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In Bengal, the form flourished in jatra - a rural, open-air spectacle of music, myth and melodrama that often rivalled cinema in reach, though not in rewards.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

However, with my mother acting as director, the inherent tragedy would soon become melodrama.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole