soap opera
noun
1
a
: a serial drama performed originally on a daytime radio or television program and chiefly characterized by tangled interpersonal situations and melodramatic or sentimental treatment
b
: a series of real-life events resembling a soap opera
2
: the melodrama and sentimentality characteristic of a soap opera
even cops need a little soap opera in their lives—
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also
: something (such as a novel) having such qualities
Examples of soap opera in a Sentence
She loves to watch daytime soap operas.
the movie started out well, but quickly devolved into improbable soap opera
Recent Examples on the Web
Roberts also directed a play Betts wrote, Screen Test: Take One, about a soap opera that originated on a film set.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
But the road to telling that story began with a restless boy in a quiet town, one who found escape not on the water, but in the light of screens both big and small, captivated by Steven Spielberg’s work and the classic soap opera Guiding Light.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 19 June 2025
Speaking to Soap Opera Digest in an article published June 16, Nichols, 74, reflected on his tenure on the soap opera, which began when Steve was first introduced in 1985.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 17 June 2025
From Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos eloping while starring on All My Children to Arianne Zucker and Shawn Christian's friends-to-lovers journey on Days of Our Lives, here are 15 of our favorite couples who met on the set of soap operas past and present.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 15 June 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
But the road to telling that story began with a restless boy in a quiet town, one who found escape not on the water, but in the light of screens both big and small, captivated by Steven Spielberg’s work and the classic soap opera Guiding Light.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 19 June 2025
Speaking to Soap Opera Digest in an article published June 16, Nichols, 74, reflected on his tenure on the soap opera, which began when Steve was first introduced in 1985.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 17 June 2025
From Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos eloping while starring on All My Children to Arianne Zucker and Shawn Christian's friends-to-lovers journey on Days of Our Lives, here are 15 of our favorite couples who met on the set of soap operas past and present.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for soap opera
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“Soap opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soap%20opera. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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