Sentence examples for dramatic present from inspiring English sources

There are too many pages of undigested direct speech, and the use of the dramatic present tense doesn't quite work here.

"The Black Widow" -- which the Gotham Chamber Opera gave its American premiere at the Harry de Jur Playhouse on Friday night -- is a handful of ideas, both musical and dramatic, presented rather baldly.

Revival Lucid Dramatics presents the world premiere of Carla Neuss' play about a bartender's search for a magical liqueur.

Dramatic reading; presented by Prometheus' Fire.

QUOGUE -- "K2," by Patrick Meyers; dramatic reading presented by Hampton Theater Company.

He is particularly attuned to the dramatic possibilities presented by the Battle of the Crater, which inspired his 1980 novel "The Crater".

Mr. Mosley was better at inventing than shaping bright choreographic ideas in "Bon Appétit," a witty piece in which the dramatic action presented people waking up, brushing teeth, changing clothes and, finally, rushing about holding plates.

Prompt hysterectomy may be warranted only for dramatic cases presenting with massive bleeding or shock.

Bright also scooped the award for best dramatic performance, presented by The Queen Vic's first landlady, Anita Dobson.

WASHINGTON, D.C.--In another tantalizing sign that the AIDS epidemic is abating in the United States, dramatic data presented here today reveal a sharp drop in AIDS-related deaths in New York City in 1996.

The psychological consequences of combat in World War I (WWI) were often dramatic and presented serious manpower problems for the military authorities [ 30, 35].