HISTRIONIC in a Sentence

Learn HISTRIONIC from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for HISTRIONIC, such as:

1. But the histrionic muse is the darling.
2. Women have done much for themselves in histrionic dress.
3. Don't ever tell me any more that a nigger ain't got any histrionic talent.
4. He was proud of his histrionic ability and wanted to play the role of Hamlet.

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histrionic
 a.  characteristic of acting or stage performance
Classic Sentence:
1  But the histrionic muse is the darling.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX.
2  Don't ever tell me any more that a nigger ain't got any histrionic talent.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII.
3  Women have done much for themselves in histrionic dress.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 6 The Two Stand Face to Face
Example Sentence:
1  He was proud of his histrionic ability and wanted to play the role of Hamlet.