melodramatics
Example Sentences
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Ben Hania’s insistence on close-up melodramatics — faces in anguish, a handheld camera glued to them — sometimes overshadows a thirst for something more analytical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
The ride up with Fanny in Act 1 is gleeful, but the climb back down in Act 2, after the shine has worn off the marriage, plunges the show into dreary melodramatics.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
Heavy on romance and melodramatics, Thomas didn't see the TV show's appeal.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2019
“Ringer” is nearly all melodramatics, but the pilot has a throwback, B-movie vibe that’s entertaining — empty calories, but with a little kick.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2011
“Now that is the most theatrical display of melodramatics I have ever seen in my life.”
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
