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Recent Examples of hammy Maybe some scenes and interactions were right on the edge of scripted, and maybe Ozzy’s primal form was that of a hammy lover of the spotlight. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025 The tone is maddeningly ambiguous, somewhere between stupid and serious, hammy and apocalyptic—in other words, consummate Crews. Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 Austin’s lush mustache and hammy Southern drawl aren’t quite in sync with the tone; Rudd seems stuck in the Ferrell version of the film. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 There’s just enough harrowing sorrow, eye-popping oddity and acting — whether good or hammy, there’s undeniably a lot of it — to make for a transfixing watch. Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hammy
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Adjective
  • Up until that point, Oscar gowns had often been the purview of costume departments and more theatrical designers (save an occasional visit by a Givenchy).
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Zhou’s theatrical vision explores humor, sensuality, and existential themes, resulting in garments that blur the boundaries of fashion, sculpture, and spectacle.
    Essence, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That means the blood-red moon will climb above the eastern horizon already darkened, creating a dramatic but challenging sight.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In the end, the most dramatic deadline-day transfer was the one that reflected a summer-long trend.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Hammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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