Example sentences for: histrionics

How can you use “histrionics” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Rebecca Sealfon of New York won the 70 th National Spelling Bee . The media construed her histrionics and rudeness as Brooklyn charm.

  • Architects and sculptors treat the myriad parks and gardens as set designs, and nature turns the landscapes, replete with statuesque cypresses, tortuous olive and fig trees, and rows of vineyards, into so many artful backdrops for the daily brio and histrionics of la vita italiana.

  • The alternate says he heard other panel members talk about getting Scheck--about punishing him for his courtroom histrionics (à la the Simpson trial), his sarcastic attacks on prosecution witnesses (à la the Simpson trial), his "hocus pocus" medical evidence (à la the Simpson trial).

  • The group is commended for its ability to tap spirituality without degenerating into self-centered men's-movement histrionics.

  • Even Kathleen Willey should get some kind of Emmy for the performance she gave on 60 Minutes : Whether or not she was telling the truth, she was quivering with pleasure at her own histrionics; that was acting , baby.


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