dramatic

IPA: drʌmˈætɪk

adjective

  • Of or relating to the drama.
  • Striking in appearance or effect.
  • Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.
  • (informal) Tending to exaggerate in order to get attention.
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Examples of "dramatic" in Sentences

  • The effect was instantaneous and dramatic.
  • The consequences for the patient are dramatic.
  • Music and pyrotechnics accompany the ritual for dramatic effect.
  • The environmental effects of the spill were immediate and dramatic.
  • The dramatic effect is heightened by the striking effects of light and shade.
  • The effect of Protestant depopulation in the Republic of Ireland is dramatic.
  • This pressure has a dramatic calming effect for dogs and cats for their fearfulness.
  • That's what we call dramatic irony, that the leader of the resistance relies on enemy tech to live.
  • President Bush accusing Russia of what he called a dramatic and brutal escalation of its invasion of Georgia.
  • The _dramatic monologue_ is a poem in which a dramatic situation is presented, or perhaps a story is told, by one speaker.
  • JOHN ROBERTS, CNN ANCHOR: Happening now, breaking news: President Bush condemns what he calls a dramatic and brutal escalation of force by Russia.
  • In discussing what he called "dramatic" steps already taken by the United States and international community, including sanctions against Libya, Carney said there is no timetable for further decisions.
  • Senator McCain says he's more optimistic than ever that the surge policy sending those 30,000 additional combat troops here into Iraq is working and is providing what he calls dramatic security gains across Iraq.
  • Mr. Holder said the crackdown—a combination of arrests and stricter restrictions on how pain medication is dispersed—is already having an effect, creating what he called a dramatic decline in oxycodone prescriptions and sales.
  • In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Sunday, Jawad Fairooz, a senior lawmaker with Al Wefaq, stressed that despite what he called a "dramatic" crackdown by government forces against peaceful protesters, negotiations could begin as soon as foreign troops left Bahrain and the country's own military was pulled from the streets.

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