How to Use dramatic in a Sentence

dramatic

adjective

• The book tells the dramatic story of her battle with cancer.
• There was a dramatic increase in prices.
• The painter used dramatic colors.
• She made a dramatic entrance wearing a bright red dress.
• There was a dramatic pause before his big announcement.
• They are members of the local dramatic society.
• His parents noticed a dramatic change in his behavior.
• Gaga added a pair of black stud earrings, plus a single bracelet and a ring to round off her dramatic glam for the evening.
  — Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
• The dress’s waist was cinched with a dramatic tie detail, connecting the form-fitting bodice to the grand skirt, which flared out around her.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
• These changes include the dramatic growth of Dane County’s electoral clout.
  — Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
• For dramatic effect, the nearby Le Morne Mountain looms large.
  — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
• Cuarón wrote one screenplay with more than 300 pages, and later divided that into chapters based on the piece’s dramatic modulations.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
• These tighter lending standards can lead to a credit crunch that makes capital difficult to come by for consumers and businesses—and that can have a dramatic effect on the economy.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2023
• There’s vintage swimwear, sailboats and Miami sunsets, a perfectly dramatic backdrop for the pop star to profess his regret over an affair.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2023
• The rooms are grand, high-ceilinged, spacious, and the best have dramatic lake views.
  — Everett Potter, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• In the arc of the eight episodes, a dramatic event happens that affects the country.
  — Ilaria Ravarino, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
• When there are clouds blocking the sun and the moon, the eclipse effects are much less dramatic.
  — Anna Gordon, TIME, 30 Mar. 2024
• Make sure the berries are long enough to drape loosely over the sides to achieve a more dramatic effect.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2023
• Williams’ mother and two aunts were present at the dramatic scene.
  — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
• Heffron had no second thoughts about such a dramatic change, though the same can't be said for the groom.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2023
• But the drop to that next plateau at receiver isn’t as dramatic as it’s been in past years.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
• The most dramatic steakhouse performance is the act of sending back the steak.
  — Rita Bullwinkel, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• Few things, at least on a local scale, are more dramatic.
  — Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
• There have been two dramatic examples of this in just the past few weeks—one that went in favor of the Knicks, one that went against them.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2024
• The 35th Sunny Side took place at a dramatic moment for France and for Europe as a whole.
  — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 27 June 2024
• The search for the next dramatic alley crew is underway.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 16 June 2023
• So, the storms are more energized, the wind shears more dramatic, and the jet streams more unstable.
  — Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
• More dramatic yet was the action taken over the weekend in Brazil.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2024
• Warming has a dramatic impact on rain:What does the data tell us about your state?
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
• In a dramatic finish, Madrid scored twice to force extra time, and a 95th-minute penalty knocked City out.
  — James Robson, ajc, 6 May 2023

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024