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Recent Examples on the Web No matter how well-intentioned, the narrative’s complexities are flattened into hammy contrivances that only accentuate how ill-suited Penn is for the role. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 8 May 2024 Fassbender plays the hit man like a runway model — photogenic but blank, an automaton’s version of Kevin Spacey’s hammy villain in Se7en. Armond White, National Review, 17 Nov. 2023 That doesn’t apply to Branagh, who has always been a perfect fit for the hammy character of Poirot. Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023 And while the third episode is, indeed, an absolute torrent of badassery, early episodes are dominated by talk and a hammy Mel Gibson. Disney+ is in a particular IP rut, which isn’t surprising. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for hammy 

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“Hammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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