melodrama
Example Sentences
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And even if the modern melodrama rarely gets sweepingly positive reviews, they still make a boatload of cash.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
With a love triangle between two living parties and a dead guy, custody disagreements and a few other small-time secrets, Hoover has essentially perfected the recipe for the modern melodrama.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
"Those interested in facts will look elsewhere; those seeking deranged conspiracy and melodrama know exactly where to find him."
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
He doesn’t resist the melodrama that’s inherent in the material, but he refuses to overindulge it.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
I don’t wish to reach for melodrama, but people have died in less trying circumstances.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
