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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
corny violin music during the movie's love scenes
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as in rustical
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated
the audience groaned as the emcee told one corny joke after another
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Recent Examples of corny
After those first few weeks of trying to appear—and feel—older, cooler, smarter, and worthy of befriending, the corny scarecrows unlocked something dorky and beautiful in me.
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Grace McCarty, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
He’s got the necessary bona fides to receive such an honor, including a Golden Lion for his participation in the 2005 Venice Biennale, but his work always struck me as ambiguous to a fault, at times even downright corny.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
This sounds corny, but just doing our best, doing beyond our best.
—Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Bombarded by memories, like a corny flashback montage in a movie.
—Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Grace McCarty, SELF, 9 Oct. 2024
He’s got the necessary bona fides to receive such an honor, including a Golden Lion for his participation in the 2005 Venice Biennale, but his work always struck me as ambiguous to a fault, at times even downright corny.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
This sounds corny, but just doing our best, doing beyond our best.
—Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Bombarded by memories, like a corny flashback montage in a movie.
—Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corny
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These channels, which come from all over the world, are like that, but without the sentimental backstories.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sentimental montage began with a clip of Jenn, 26, crying while confronting her ex-fiancé Devin Strader at the After the Final Rose ceremony.Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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In a sloppy game that included 21 penalties between the teams, the Bears got in the end zone just once — their only offensive touchdown of the first two weeks.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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That’s one of the lessons these Rams, especially the younger ones, can take away from this sloppy experience.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Bob and Linda put on a hokey haunted house for the kids, which Louise immediately brushes off.Lillian Brown, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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The film's effects may be a bit hokey by today's standards, but its chilling tale of nature in revolt—led by Tippi Hedren's chic San Francisco socialite Melanie Daniels and Rod Taylor's suave defense attorney Mitch Brenner—stands the test of time.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Of course, anyone with a low tolerance for sugary sweet, sometimes sticky sentimentality would want to suck on a pack of lemons afterwards.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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To avoid a potentially sticky situation, go with one of these six leak-free options.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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There’s a fair share of cornball dialogue in Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz’s screenplay, as well as an excess of reassuring schmaltz at the fadeout.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
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What works for a seafront villa in a warm climate won’t necessarily work for a rustic barn-style home in the woods, a suburban Victorian, or a townhouse in the city.Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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One-color transferware patterns that feel at home in both rustic and refined settings.Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corny. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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