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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost theatrical" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has a dramatic or exaggerated quality, often in a way that is not entirely sincere or serious.
Example: "Her performance was almost theatrical, capturing the audience's attention with every exaggerated gesture."
Alternatives: "somewhat dramatic" or "nearly performative."
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Early on, however, the restaurant's service seemed strained, almost theatrical.
It was almost theatrical; nuanced and very clever.
"It was almost theatrical the way she said it".
From a distance, the violence looked almost theatrical, ritualistic — as, in some ways, it was.
"I never really liked the Rolling Stones," the singer murmurs, in his almost theatrical Liverpudlian drawl.
At other times the throbbing vibrato and almost theatrical bowing sounded more like beautiful violin playing than Sibelius.
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Served by kimono-clad waitresses, with heavy, almost theatrical-style make-up, we were at a businessmen's restaurant, a stone's throw from the heavily-guarded US embassy.
There's almost no theatrical or home-video showcase for short films.
Betrayal!" he bellows like a grand Shakespearean, adding aptly, "It almost sounds theatrical".
At the University of Melbourne, Debicki's training was almost exclusively theatrical.
You can see why Victor Hugo attracts the makers of musicals: his novels are almost excessively theatrical.
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