theatricalize

Example Sentences

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Instead of trying to theatricalize its story through finding playable action, The Inheritance tries to solve the problem of adapting a literary work through emphasizing its literariness.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2019

Though all were powerful, they faced a common difficulty: How to theatricalize in one gesture both individual devastation and collective disaster.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2018

Preserving the integrity of the drama, the way it attempts to theatricalize the autistic way of processing the world, was the priority, and Elliott and her team were richly rewarded for not compromising their plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2015

And he was so funny that I did not have to theatricalize my laughter.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 1, 2015

There are some realities you cannot theatricalize when you translate the reality to lingua franca, which is what English is for the movies.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2012