melodramatic

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Ms. Schilinski roams in and out of all the impressions and recollections, most of them stained by sadness and regret, without turning maudlin or melodramatic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The statement, posted on Facebook, drew a range of sentiment, from support for the department to jokes about what they considered the deputy’s melodramatic response.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Occasionally undone by melodramatic tendencies, “All That’s Left of You” catalogs the emotional toll that occupation visits on the oppressed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Visually, it is melodramatic, almost campy, resembling a TV promotion.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

I laughed then, because it sounded so melodramatic.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins