soap opera

Example Sentences

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No soap opera can beat the Bible when it comes to mess.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

“If you look at the original soap opera, no one paid for it,” Shapiro said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

If it was a soap opera, he'd have been barred from the pub and written out the script.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The colorful Moira Rose was a city socialite and former soap opera star before her family’s fortune turned and they wound up living in “the sticks,” surrounded by simple folk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Then there’s a channel entirely in Spanish playing what is surely a sappy soap opera.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone