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Recent Examples of sentimental Along with the photos of their fathers, these are the only sentimental items her family has. Marianne Eloise, Architectural Digest, 31 Jan. 2025 Related Articles Guests arrived in high spirits and some even had sentimental stories about their first beauty products from Dior. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025 Being a new grandma means cherishing every single memory, particularly the sentimental ones and all the sweet firsts that the baby experiences. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025 Apparently an attribute shared by both Connor and Homan was that neither would allow any sentimental notions with regard to children standing in the way of doing their bosses’ bidding. David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sentimental 
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Adjective
  • Ekman-Larsson’s sloppy high-sticking penalty in the third led to a go-ahead goal, bringing the grade down a touch. D3 (Simon Benoit — Philippe Myers): C- After a strong effort on Thursday, this pair came back to earth on Saturday.
    Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
  • But Klein notes that all the activity belies just how many of the new administration's most high-profile decisions have already been stymied by sloppy rollouts, gotten jammed up by the courts, or faced widespread condemnation by world leaders.
    Gene Demby, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The patented mold and disher was useful beyond ice cream, helping to serve other sticky foods like rice.
    Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2025
  • That may not seem very secure, but sticky stuff is often the best thing for the job.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond all the legal and even medical specifics resides a sense of communal understanding, and — at the risk of sounding mawkish — a deep and abiding love for one’s fellow human beings, which Feder taps into with aplomb.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Co-directed with Jewish Israeli filmmaker Yaron Shani, the movie paints a subtle picture of a society split along fissures religious, political, cultural, and economic, without ever chiding his characters or dipping into mawkish sentimentality.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Mulligan, meanwhile, brings her usual guest-star wattage, which shines brightly enough to counterbalance what might otherwise have been just a maudlin tale of lonely men and their music.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2025
  • High points like these helped keep Better Man in my good graces even as the second half dips into excessively maudlin territory, as Williams wrestles with the strictures of fame.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • There is a depth to the palate; a smoky richness melds into sappy blackberries and tangy notes of soy and hoisin.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The satirical character meant to make fun of sappy Christmas specials, has since become a part of Jewish American folklore.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Seemingly unconcerned with pursuing cinematic excellence, Freiburger wraps up the tale in utterly saccharine fashion and avoids engaging with the topic’s more challenging political nuances.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Celebrities are trading the saccharine styles in for something more masculine, more businesslike: neckties.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But different types of seeds have different germination and growth rates (aka ‘days to harvest’), and timing this against your area’s last frost date is your secret weapon against leggy tomato seedlings that still can’t go outside, or pea seeds rotting in cold, wet soil.
    Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The continued wet weather has prompted concerns from officials and residents living in the Eaton fire zone in Altadena and the Palisades fire burn scar in Malibu and Pacific Palisades.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In one of them, the star just looks like a big sort of fuzzy blob.
    Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
  • And that scene that Kaitlyn did an exceptional job of recreating is burned into my memory as a kid watching that — with her pink fuzzy sweater and the glossy lips.
    Max Gao, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025

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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimental. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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