overdramatic

Example Sentences

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"Germany were overdramatic when they went down and were time wasting, so we are disappointed with the performance of the officials."

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

It is, to be clear, an overdramatic slogan.

From The Verge • Jul. 27, 2022

He narrated it all with a kind of breathlessness that could be overdramatic, but that was his point: Everything had inherent drama, everything mattered.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2022

So it’s not overdramatic to speak of grief, a freighted word that we associate most with death, but that is simply the sorrow that comes with heavy loss.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2020

The overdramatic music that accompanies the show sounds like the mind-numbing background tracks of the Urdu dramas that my parents watch at home, so I’m glad to leave.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan