melodrama
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Ms. Hanssen, a screenwriter and radio host, has produced a gritty melodrama of familial love and hereditary tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
An unapologetic devotee of the outrageous antics and high melodrama which characterize the genre, Oliver said, “Write me a role and I will be on your set so fast it will make your head swim.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
They were complicated, secretive, compulsive and potentially deadly, and the film’s gripping melodrama was a stark contrast to any glamorous tabloid portrayal.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
This is a cat and mouse — or cats and mice — melodrama, with customized stock characters given dark secrets and backstory traumas less as explanation than complication.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
But I have had enough melodrama in this life, and would willingly give my five senses if they could ensure us our present peace and security.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
There’s a distinctly mesmeric quality to these modern melodramas.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
Market participants have come to assume they will come out of these recurring melodramas intact.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
Many things happen, never for too long; all kinds of maladies, medications and melodramas are involved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
Dr. Langer was in turn critical of anyone who tried to find a moral in the Holocaust: philosophers, Hollywood melodramas, even Anne Frank.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
From the look of it, one of her favorite Israeli melodramas.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing melodrama
Drama Terminology
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Literary Genres - Advanced
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