melodramatic
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A more melodramatic version of the story, it still retained Hailey's structure and much of his dialogue.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Besson always manages to get his actors on the same page he is, and both Jones and Bleu match the director’s campy operatic tone in their melodramatic performances.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
Her melodramatic sorrow at her stilted relationship with Alexis is palpable even as she mourns her daughter’s unwillingness to join her on a wine tasting tour in France . . . when Alexis was seven.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
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
Cool Hand Luke, Brubaker, The Shawshank Redemption, and many others paint melodramatic pictures of prison life that have some common denominators.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing melodramatic
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