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
  • Just think of all the drama this mall — any mall — has seen over the decades.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023
  • To add to the late-game drama, Lillard missed the first free throw.
    — Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • For the faithful gathered here, of course, the sideshow drama was not the point.
    — Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
  • 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
  • Talk a little bit about the drama of that, how that works behind the scenes.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The drama has already been proven to work, in the form of Satter’s stage play based on the same text.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • No matter the setting, or the star, there will be drama.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2022
  • To get a sneak peek of all the drama, watch the official trailer here.
    — oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Why do spicy foods cause such drama when you are getting rid of them?
    — Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Most of my jr high girl drama was carried out over AIM.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Take a breath everyone, the Avs and Stars have more drama for us over the coming week.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • The film is a genre mix of family drama, thriller and homage to martial arts movies.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
  • And while TikTok might be full of lip gloss dupe drama and fast trends, Juicy Tubes is the real deal.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 21 May 2025
  • 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
  • Nicole Scherzinger Scherzinger brought high-impact drama to the red carpet.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Athol Fugard’s drama has the grandness of Greek tragedy.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But amidst all the drama, one thing was clear: the dynamics of these couples hit way too close to home.
    — Jasmine Secrest, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 1998, Gambon was knighted by the Queen for his services to drama.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Fans can look forward to another two hours of drama on the beach and at the estate.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 24 Oct. 2022

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