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Recent Examples of sappy The work is tender and sweet, yet not at all sappy or cliché—a tricky balance to strike. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024 Forest floor, dark cherries, cola spice, sappy tannins, and a nod in the direction of cigar humidor linger with hints of sarsaparilla through the long finish. Brian Freedman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 And so, some films are not so well reviewed in the U.S. or are too sappy or sentimental and poorly reviewed. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024 This isn’t sugarcoated, sappy kind of book; the world Korn writes about is real, painful, and has consequences. Ilana Masad, Them, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sappy 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sappy
Adjective
  • The paintings are far from sentimental keepsakes and instead often tell stories of similar loss and tragedy experienced by others, including the children depicted, who sometimes died young, or went on to live troubled lives.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Some 12,000 structures — buildings and cars — have been destroyed so far, and with them many tons of property of all levels of sentimental meaning.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Couple Next Door The Bottom Line PG-13 partner-swapping upstaged by silly thriller subplots.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In the unreliable reality the older Owen inhabits, his favorite childhood show was in fact silly, sloppy, and decidedly low-stakes.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The sticky oil can be applied directly to the belly and over right side of the abdomen, but holistic health enthusiasts like to soak a piece of cotton or flannel and apply heat for more intense delivery.
    Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Like other Thai cities, Chiang Rai boasts its fair share of markets and night bazaars, where visitors can browse Thai handicrafts and sample khao soi (a curry noodle soup that’s a northern specialty) and mango sticky rice at their own pace.
    Tanvi Chheda, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.
    Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The cliché that Americans are stupid and lazy is as pernicious as the cliché that teenagers are, well, stupid and lazy.
    John Hodgman, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The word out of Arizona is that Kingsbury’s Cardinals teams were too often sloppy and undisciplined and that his full-team leadership skills and oversight have been lacking.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
  • In the unreliable reality the older Owen inhabits, his favorite childhood show was in fact silly, sloppy, and decidedly low-stakes.
    Samantha Allen, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In other words, the labor market and the economy remain strong and solid on their own, but could be undone by foolish economic policies that our politicians might implement.
    Harry Holzer, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The grade partly reflects the inevitable hot streak that would make a lower grade look foolish.
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Lies, no matter how absurd, gain traction the more they're repeated.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In yet another absurd Elon Musk news story, it's been revealed that people are betting on how many times the owner of X will post on his platform in a week.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023

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“Sappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sappy. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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