melodrama
Example Sentences
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In Bengal, the form flourished in jatra - a rural, open-air spectacle of music, myth and melodrama that often rivalled cinema in reach, though not in rewards.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Regrets are staples of the melodrama, and Hoover’s characters are in constant conversation with their past selves.
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
In “Anna Karenina,” for instance, Tolstoy immediately plunges into a melodrama of infidelity, marriage proposals and ballroom dancing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
He quirks his eyebrows and adds, with a touch of melodrama, “To decide our fate.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
