high drama

noun

: a very exciting and dramatic event or events
a moment of high drama

Examples of high drama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That sets the scene for some high drama, landscape-wise, with steep mountains cloaked with dense forests and deep blue waters ringed by charming lakeside towns. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024 Lumet and a remarkable cast headed by Henry Fonda create high drama as jurors arguing a case that all but Fonda’s character sees as open-and-shut — leading him to dig in in an attempt to make everyone else see it his way. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024 For all the high drama, the worsening rift in the Gulf between Qatar and the gang of four—Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—is more intrigue than a real threat to either regional stability or to American interests. Aaron David Miller, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2017 Game 2 made up for it, and portends high drama the rest of the way.. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024 Naturally, her exit came with a dose of high drama: fans sobbing, fireworks bursting, and a ragtime-esque outro from a live jazz band. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024 At that moment of high drama, one environmental protester in the audience after another got to their feet and began to fulminate about the climate. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024 OpenAI might win more loyalty from its customers or trust from regulators by opening up, but Altman has said the company didn’t lose any clients during its two weeks of high drama and generally has been greeted warmly by political leaders. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024 Chang provides one sort of dark laughs and Jin provides both high drama and a broader sort of comedy, since his character is stuck dealing with the apocalypse in red boxer-briefs and shiny galoshes for much of the series. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2023

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“High drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20drama. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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