theatric
Example Sentences
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“The smaller guys, because they can be theatric, they typically draw more fouls and the bigger players that are built like LeBron, it’s hard for them,” said Redick.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
“I feel stupid. I got slow-played,” said Jenkins, who has a flair for the theatric and years ago even did a little spot acting when he lived in Los Angeles.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2022
His final two holes, not nearly as theatric, were no less important.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2022
It is as unofficial as a court gets, situated behind a copy shop and devoted to theatric binding arbitration hearings.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2021
Intentionally, feeling themselves justified by the ends obtained, they have, too, been theatric in the poor and popular sense of the word, namely, exaggerated, melodramatic, sensational.
From Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker
