histrionics

Example Sentences

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Purely as entertainment, it is inert; the story, about a family in mourning, features histrionics worthy of grand opera and a level of rudeness that could peel paint.

From The Wall Street Journal

As players frequently remind themselves and us, beneath the histrionics and interpersonal drama is simple gameplay.

From Salon

Also elusive is the source of Kayleen’s growing emotional distress, which Ms. Young conveys with an admirable absence of histrionics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bondi probably wowed him with her snotty tone and histrionics, even as her wit left much to be desired.

From Salon

But Walcott feels Pickford has changed as he has grown older and reduced the histrionics that used to be his trademark.

From BBC