dramatizing
- present participle of dramatize.
Example Sentences
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The costly behind-the-scenes chaos illustrates the risks in dramatizing the life of a controversial real person.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
The television creator knows how to pique viewers’ interest, often dramatizing notable people and events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026
Why was it important to you to tell this story as a documentary versus dramatizing it?
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2024
With a few notable exceptions, the result is often over the top or absurd, in part because it’s hard to dramatize an industry already busy dramatizing itself.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
It was useless to go on dramatizing her charms and talents for the benefit of these ridiculous knights—useless to go on hunting them with the tyrannous baits of what she thought was love.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
