How to Use drama in a Sentence

drama

noun
  • His interest in drama began at a very young age.
  • She watched the drama unfold as they began screaming at each other.
  • She studied drama in college.
  • I prefer drama to comedy.
  • He is reading an ancient Greek drama.
  • The Voice, as the live round once again dished up its share of drama.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 May 2024
  • The new campaign gets off to a bizarre start thanks to the relative lack of drama at the top of the grid.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Tensions are still high and over the past five episodes, the drama has reached a new peak.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 5 July 2024
  • The talented dog has been praised as the star of the French courtroom drama.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
  • At least in terms of drama, that project starts with getting the white guys out of the picture.
    Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Why do spicy foods cause such drama when you are getting rid of them?
    Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The only drama appears to be which starters will play, and for how long, when the game inevitably gets out of reach.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Both actors received hate mail and death threats for the 1957 drama.
    Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • As on much of the album, Grande is self-aware enough to figure out her own role in the drama and adds a valuable touch to the song.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In 1998, Gambon was knighted by the Queen for his services to drama.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • There's no bad blood, there's no drama, there's no nothing.
    Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Looks like the king of gangster movies might find himself in a courtroom drama.
    Vulture, 15 Apr. 2023
  • What saves this part of the campaign is the little dramas between the characters.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • This season brings a whole new level of drama, but Tiffany, 37, and Brett, 36, seem to just skate above it all, in a cloud of new love.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • What colors make brown that will add a cozy and soft feel to a space or add moodiness and drama?
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Okay, that was predictably polite and short on drama (God bless boomers).
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Whatever the outcome, there should be plenty of drama along the way.
    Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Ozark The final season of this crime drama was released in 2022.
    Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The drama also announced the addition of two new members of the cast.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 July 2024
  • The gaudy purple of the hedgehogs; the yellow, orange and peach of the prickly pears; and finally the ivory cream of the saguaros add their own touch of drama.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • There are also fun, campy teen dramas, like Fear Street and Do Revenge.
    Lydia Wang, Women's Health, 5 June 2023
  • The broadcast network has picked up both seasons of the drama series 61st Street from AMC.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • There's no such thing as too much drama if Sergio Hudson has any say.
    Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The result might look a bit like Adolescence, a UK crime drama set to debut on Netflix in 2025 — and which revealed some first-look photos above and below.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Her directorial debut, the true-crime drama Woman of the Hour, debuted on Netflix in October, a proud moment for the star, who also has a lead role in the film.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024

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