A melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The whole melodrama of the Middle East would be improved if amnesia were as common here as it is in melodramatic plots. From Wordnik.com. [Zion's Vital Signs] Reference
Glaucus and Nydia at Pompeii would be called melodramatic rant. From Wordnik.com. [Studies in Early Victorian Literature] Reference
On what can you possibly base that scenario, which you yourself call melodramatic? ". From Wordnik.com. [Banquets of the Black Widowers]
Miss Havisham and her protegee, Estella, whom she educates to be the scourge of men, belong to what may be called the melodramatic side of Dickens 'art. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Charles Dickens]
Ann here: This is kind of melodramatic, don't you think?. From Wordnik.com. [Let the shitbirds fly] Reference
He described as "melodramatic" views that the events might impact on investor confidence. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
This verse is definitely the best description, even though it is kind of melodramatic, it's the nearest thing. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
Thanks especially for pointing to Adams's awareness of the prophetic temptation to take a "melodramatic" view of history. From Wordnik.com. [Philocrites: Harvey Cox: James Luther Adams, Evangelical?] Reference
At times, Saldaña is grandiose, overearnest — "melodramatic," one reviewer said — the inevitable consequence of youth. From Wordnik.com. [Youth and Prayer] Reference
But the result was achieved with a "melodramatic" bookkeeping entry. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] Reference
That's kind of melodramatic, but it's probably exactly what will happen here. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
I bet you thought with a title like 'Gray Death' this was gonna turn out to be some kind of melodramatic love note. From Wordnik.com. [NME Features] Reference
Gates is, however, being uncharacteristically melodramatic. From Wordnik.com. [NATO Future: The Wimps And The Warriors] Reference
It all seems a touch melodramatic, but that's the South Korean school system. From Wordnik.com. [Cutthroat Classes] Reference
It's the art that hars back to the melodramatic realism of Pyle and Wyeth the elder. From Wordnik.com. [A Coughing Cow, Too Many Bears] Reference
Frankly, I've always found the melodramatic "plot" of "Othello" torturous to sit through. From Wordnik.com. [Final Score: O,What A Pity] Reference
The usually bright and airy Guggenheim Museum looks somewhat darker and melodramatic these days. From Wordnik.com. [Groping In The Dark] Reference
David Guterson's best-selling novel has a strong melodramatic story that shouldn't be hard to tell. From Wordnik.com. [A Blue Christmas] Reference
Instead of maximizing the tale's urgency, the melodramatic flourishes just make it seem more generic. From Wordnik.com. [Hostage Heat] Reference
Last, the filings put a few of the more melodramatic details-such as Kidman's miscarriage-on the record. From Wordnik.com. [He Said, She Said] Reference
But an episode like this raises the question, in a typically melodramatic American way: Whom do you trust?. From Wordnik.com. [Trust No One] Reference
Stone is smart enough to know that with this story the facts are melodramatic enough without a Hollywood assist. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood's Most Controversial Director Oliver Stone Takes On Our Most Controversial President Richard Nixon] Reference
Upset by a disturbingly high rate of product breakdowns, he launched a dramatic, even melodramatic, quality drive. From Wordnik.com. [MASTERS OF THE DIGITAL AGE] Reference
Upset by a disturbingly high rate of after-sales repairs, he launched a dramatic, even melodramatic, quality drive. From Wordnik.com. [DIGITAL MASTERS] Reference
At the risk of sounding maudlin and exceedingly melodramatic, this may indeed be the last time I speak to some of you. From Wordnik.com. [A Soldier's Journey: Michael Mundell] Reference
All these pressures come to a melodramatic boil that has more to do with Feydeau than with the realities of journalism. From Wordnik.com. [News Junkies Race The Clock] Reference
Its one-point "railroad track" perspective and melodramatic bisymmetry are difficult for modern artists not to laugh at. From Wordnik.com. [Arts Extra: The 'Censorship Drill Again? Yo Mama!'] Reference
"The Kitchen God's Wife" (1991) was beautifully written -- Tan has yet to publish a second-rate sentence -- but melodramatic. From Wordnik.com. [Ghost Story] Reference
Even VH1 tips its hat to the influence of "Spinal Tap" in shaping the look and feel of its melodramatic "Behind the Music" series. From Wordnik.com. [‘The Real Spinal Tap’] Reference
I just wanted it to be in the spirit of those Grand Guignol theater pieces, which were very over-the-top, bloody and melodramatic. From Wordnik.com. [A Musical That’s a Cut Above] Reference
Get morose, maudlin and melodramatic and indulge your worst fears, your biggest nightmare and keep adding to that list as you need to. From Wordnik.com. [James M. Lynch: What, Me NOT Worry?] Reference
Wainwright's quavering, melodramatic voice adds cabaret-style highs to "Poses," while his weary, lilting moments keep the album grounded. From Wordnik.com. [Little Boy Blue] Reference
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