theatrically

[US]/θi'ætri'kəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a dramatic manner

Example Sentences

She performed theatrically on stage.

He gestured theatrically to the audience.

The actor delivered his lines theatrically.

The singer sang theatrically, captivating the audience.

The magician theatrically pulled a rabbit out of the hat.

She theatrically fell to the ground in a dramatic fashion.

The villain laughed theatrically as he revealed his evil plan.

The play was theatrically lit with colorful spotlights.

The dancer moved theatrically across the stage, commanding attention.

The director instructed the actors to behave theatrically for the scene.

Real-world Examples

The hit sci-fi movie The Wandering Earth II has been released theatrically in at least nine overseas markets.

Source: Global Times Reading Selection

Setting a brand-new precedent, both theatrically and cinematically.

Source: Fresh air

I went to a very theatrically based drama school.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

She sighed theatrically and put down her knife and fork.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

The apartment was kept clean by an English servant with the singularly, almost theatrically, appropriate name of Bounds, whose technic was marred only by the fact that he wore a soft collar.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

You know, although Harvey — and all of us — we prided ourselves on being trained theatrically, but there were times you just couldn't — it was like giggling in church or the library.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

But we were involved with the movie, " Parasite, " and worked really hard on that movie, and had extraordinary success with it theatrically -- which, mind you, is also an example of why theaters are really important.

Source: Sway

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