overdramatic

Example Sentences

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"Germany were overdramatic when they went down and were time wasting, so we are disappointed with the performance of the officials."

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

It is, to be clear, an overdramatic slogan.

From The Verge • Jul. 27, 2022

It feels overdramatic to say that a lie threads through most of my dating life, but no other phrase so succinctly captures the truth.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

I mean, just look at the overdramatic way his character is introduced in the deliriously brilliant Dead Again.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2020

I looked up and there was Lovey, standing at the top of the stoop, kneeling and being overdramatic like I was in the Botanic Garden, this time taking tons of pictures of me.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds