Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com

overdramatize



Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“It is possible to get rid of it, so I don’t think we have to overdramatize what is happening.”

From Seattle Times Jun. 17, 2022

All the dispatchers I spoke to basically asked of me: 'Will you please show us in a real light and not overdramatize what this job is like?'

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 29, 2017

Asked if journalists overdramatize the meaning of their workplaces, his voice turns grave: “No. We do not.”

From Washington Post Dec. 7, 2015

“If You Don’t, I Will” is a dour, acutely observed comedy about marital boredom that doesn’t glamorize or overdramatize the characters’ angst.

From New York Times Dec. 16, 2014

Twenty-six hands must tell their story but not overdramatize.

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training