How to Use melodramatic in a Sentence

melodramatic

adjective
  • But not the melodramatic sort found in so many lesser movies.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2021
  • None of it’s spelled out in the usual melodramatic or movie-stupid way.
    — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • Russell did get some chances to break from the melodramatic mold.
    — Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
  • What if the non-source music swells and bursts like the melodramatic score of a soap opera at times?
    — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
  • Too melodramatic or too dream-like.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The same can be said for the more melodramatic showdowns once Rose’s case goes to court.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
  • And at least for now, the melodramatic calcio media has taken a week off.
    — David Ferrini, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • And, sure, the film, though choking on melodramatic goo at times, is a nostalgic and fun re-watch.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Then, melodramatic Venus swoops into your sign to stir up some trouble.
    — Jennifer Culp, Them, 5 July 2024
  • Maybe that sounds absurd or melodramatic, but something about the cool, dark room stirred these wild surges of emotion.
    — Leslie Jamison, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Thinking of ditching your slow cooker to avoid a fiery, melodramatic death?
    — Josh Hafner, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The group is famous for melodramatic songs that are high on octane and low on subtlety.
    — Noelle Mateer, Wired, 9 July 2020
  • Or is the media being melodramatic about this?
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • The rest of the gang is all a bit too zany or too soapy melodramatic to buy into, especially with the wild tonal shifts.
    — Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 9 Nov. 2016
  • The melodramatic proceedings are too stuffy and bloated to make much of an impact.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The melodramatic proceedings are too stuffy and bloated to make much of an impact.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
  • But by this time his melodramatic shouts through the microphone had attracted a crowd.
    — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 23 Feb. 2018
  • There were stabs at horny lounge jazz, a melodramatic Latin guitar ballad, even a folksy blues number.
    — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
  • There’s nothing sort of overly melodramatic or cathartic about it.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The clip is set to melodramatic music to heighten its comic timing.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But in many ways, her melodramatic behavior is akin to that of a teenager (albeit a very unhinged one).
    — Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Much of the film has a jerky, melodramatic urge to pivot sloppily between flashbacks and the present.
    — Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 23 Jan. 2020
  • If the name seemed melodramatic yet generic, that was reflected in her description of her job.
    — Graeme McMillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2017
  • The house lights dimmed and a sort of political trailer played, set to melodramatic music.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
  • Kaul films Vashisht there in images of melodramatic power to rival those of any fiction.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The best of the interludes was before the finale, with Gaga at her most melodramatic.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
  • But these most melodramatic moments are outliers in a show meant to leave fans making the heart sign with their actual hearts, if not hands.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The film indeed ends in melodramatic fashion, with Nicholson killing Cat in a shoot-out.
    — Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But Walden isn’t a play made up of claws-out shouting and shattering, melodramatic reveals.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • There is a semblance of a story, but Glazer is careful not to draw on the usual melodramatic tropes.
    — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023

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