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 The fateful second lap was high drama: Not only did McLaughlin-Levrone take the lead, but podium contender Jamaica also dropped out of the race, leaving the track wide open for eventual silver medalist the Netherlands and bronze medalist Great Britain. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024 The lack of fireworks in IATSE negotiations, compared to the high drama of last year’s negotiations with the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, also makes the formal news of the tentative agreement somewhat anticlimactic. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 June 2024 But when a scene of high drama — a love nest slaying — came straight to his doorstep, there were no special lighting and no camera in his hands. Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 28 July 2024 The play and movie turned a couple of courtroom exchanges into moments of high drama, notably Darrow’s calling Bryan to the witness stand to testify to the truth of the Bible, and Bryan’s humiliation at his hands. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for high drama 

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“High drama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20drama. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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