histrionics
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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 • Mar. 13, 2026
Winger Vinicius showed his frustration with his coach publicly during the Clasico, substituted and storming off in a fit of histrionics.
From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025
Bondi probably wowed him with her snotty tone and histrionics, even as her wit left much to be desired.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025
But for the song to work its magic in the musical, Albin’s interior life must poke through the makeup, dresses and temperamental diva histrionics.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
Yet Grover drove through the whole grand catastrophe undistracted, as though the torching of a place simply did not matter to him, or as though it were no more than some histrionics he’d ordered up.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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