hammy
Example Sentences
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But such compromises do not exist in the extreme and often hammy world of Mr. Tallent’s fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Exactly 86 minutes after Wood was cleared following concerns over a hamstring injury, Australia's Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of Friday's first Test with a dodgy hammy of his own.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
Second, she was wildly overcoached, delivering a hammy performance that sounded nothing like her normal speaking voice.
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2024
But her cruel mother, who Berlant plays with an Irish accent even though we’re told she’s Spanish, doesn’t believe this is a suitable gift for her hammy daughter and smashes it on the floor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024
It is the chore he has come to assume, making us laugh with his hammy asides.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
