potboiler
Example Sentences
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William Golding wrote his tale partially in response to “The Coral Island,” a Victorian-era potboiler about three boys who survive a shipwreck thanks to their bluff resourcefulness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Anchored by its intricate sound design, which expertly blends score, diegetic sound and the thoughtful use of aural perspective, the series rejects potboiler rhythms in favor of a foreboding psychological chill.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024
In that potboiler, a film he later disavowed as too tame, he was publicized as the first Black matinee idol for mainstream audiences.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023
The mood was festive, the audience large and enthusiastic, for the gala premiere on New Year’s Eve of a rare new production of Umberto Giordano’s lovably preposterous potboiler “Fedora” at the Metropolitan Opera.
From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023
Fanny's First Play, being but a potboiler, needs no preface.
From Fanny's First Play by Shaw, Bernard
