How to Use dramatic in a Sentence

dramatic

adjective

• The book tells the dramatic story of her battle with cancer.
• There was a dramatic increase in prices.
• The painter used dramatic colors.
• She made a dramatic entrance wearing a bright red dress.
• There was a dramatic pause before his big announcement.
• They are members of the local dramatic society.
• His parents noticed a dramatic change in his behavior.
• The fix does not have to be dramatic.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
• None of this looks dramatic on a chart.
  — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• That first step doesn't have to be dramatic.
  — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 18 May 2026
• Their lives are not dramatic enough, the stakes aren’t high enough.
  — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
• That's when things took a dramatic turn.
  — Will Croxton, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
• This one, though, was much more dramatic.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
• The shift is even more dramatic for Tom.
  — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
• The key to dramatic chicken parm is in its size.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
• The change does not need to be dramatic to matter.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
• Full moons can be dramatic, but that's not always a bad thing.
  — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 25 Apr. 2022
• There has been a dramatic rise in the cost of groceries over the past few years.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
• Still, the overall pace of price hikes has been far from dramatic.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
• Williams’ mother and two aunts were present at the dramatic scene.
  — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
• Watch the video above to see the dramatic rescue.
  — Sarah Moran, USA Today, 15 June 2026
• The change wasn’t dramatic, just the best version of me.
  — Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
• For now, enjoy these very dramatic and fiery shots.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
• So that's the dramatic need of the story.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
• So a full-on black-out look is a rather dramatic change that's hard to overlook.
  — New Atlas, 17 July 2026
• The lapels were dramatic, large and outlined in white.
  — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
• The dress featured a dramatic slit and train.
  — Meg Walters, InStyle, 24 May 2026
• The rooms are grand, high-ceilinged, spacious, and the best have dramatic lake views.
  — Everett Potter, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• That makes for a dramatic time today.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
• Her hair was topped with a crown fit for a raven queen and her eyes were done up in a dramatic bird-like look.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022