Definition: 1. Suitable to or characteristic of drama. 2. Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect. 3. Pertaining to or characteristic of drama.
Use 'dramatic' in a sentence:
1. There were also important, though less dramatic, differences on the outcome side.
2. The team snatched a dramatic victory in the last minute of the game.
3. A fifth year of drought is expected to have dramatic effects on the California economy.
4. She gave a dramatic shudder of repulsion.
5. There's been a dramatic shift away from traditional careers towards business and commerce.
6. Air safety has not improved since the dramatic advances of the 1970s.
7. As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms.
8. It's just as dramatic as a film, only it's real.
9. The nation is gripped by the dramatic story.
10. Many companies have announced dramatic reductions in staff.
11. One doctor has charted a dramatic rise in local childhood asthma since the road was built.
12. She's not only a great dramatic actress but she's also very funny.
13. This policy has led to a dramatic increase in our prison populations.
14. She then decided right before the opening to make a dramatic announcement.
15. Gray describes in dramatic and spellbinding detail the lives of these five ladies.
16. But as she got into her speech, a dramatic transformation took place.
17. He witnessed many dramatic escapes as people jumped from as high as the fourth floor.
18. The film is long and dramatic but does not quite earn the epithet 'epic'.
19. They watched dramatic pictures of the police raid on TV.
20. This dramatic photograph was taken from Carpathia's deck by one of her passengers.
21. They look really dramatic in this rural setting.
22. I had no thoughts of making a dramatic film. I was working in documentary.
23. Its dramatic nuances were often generalised to the point of opacity.
24. The dramatic devices used here weren't actually anything new.
25. The pendulum has swung back and the American car companies have made dramatic advances in safety.
26. The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic.
27. Don't be so dramatic!
28. The events took place against the dramatic backdrop of the Atlas mountains.
29. The director employs sensuous, atmospheric camerawork and deft dramatic touches.
30. The local dramatic society is doing 'Hamlet' next month.
31. The old lady cackled, pleased to have produced so dramatic a reaction.
32. Really it's a workmanlike conference rather than a dramatic one.
33. The dramatic changes in Europe continue to unfurl.
34. Events took a dramatic turn in the weeks that followed.
35. I have known dramatic changes occur in the space of a few minutes with this method.
36. The company made a dramatic entrance into the export market.
37. If improved education is combined with other factors dramatic results can be achieved.
38. The island is a world of brilliant colours and dramatic sunsets.
39. The technique Mr. Wilson uses most often is to juxtapose things for dramatic effect.
40. The technique Mr Wilson uses most often is to juxtapose things for dramatic effect.
41. She was proved right, in dramatic fashion, when the whole department resigned.
42. He struck his breast in a dramatic gesture.
43. He flung out his arms in a dramatic gesture.
44. The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices.
45. A very active cold front brought dramatic weather changes to Kansas on Wednesday.
