Dramatic
Dramatic adjective - Given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting.
Usage example: oh, don't be so dramatic, and just tell us, without the pregnant pauses, what happened
Quiet
Quiet adjective - Free from disturbing noise or uproar.
Both words in one sentence
- Beware the Nice Ones: Mendoza is a quiet botanist who keeps to herself (except for when her love life gets dramatic).
Source: Literature / The Company Novels -
However, when an associate of his gets mixed up with the wrong crowd and his daughter shows up suddenly, Jack's quiet and uneventful life takes a dramatic turn.
Source: Film / He Never Died -
The last of the Cowboys eliminated, the film ends with the quiet death of Doc in a hospital bed and an epilogue describing Wyatt's life, happily ever after.The film is somewhat accurate, although it does portray an idealized version of the Earps while also making the whole story a lot more dramatic.
Source: Film / Tombstone
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