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

Dave Karger says, “Mark Ruffalo is effectively hammy in ‘Poor Things,’ while breakout Charles Melton more than holds his own opposite Oscar winners Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore in ‘May December.’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

He threw his arms out like a hammy stage actor and began to strut around the case.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs