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Recent Examples of sentimentalizeTrendy, vapid Chazelle sentimentalized a token Mexican immigrant in Babylon, but Jordan and waggish co-screenwriter William Monahan, who scripted Scorsese’s The Departed, plays with ethnicity (those Irish mugs, Lange’s perfect brogue, and Cumming’s perfect Southern twang).—Armond White, National Review, 17 Feb. 2023 For a while, that omission feels like the right decision, born of a principled refusal to sentimentalize a killer or ascribe his actions to a tidy, convenient set of motives.—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2022 The paltry point of this is to sentimentalize the blue transformation/degradation of the West.—Armond White, National Review, 21 Dec. 2022 The play that has been so keen-eyed about sentimentalizing the industry starts to sentimentalize a little towards the end.—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 10 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for sentimentalize
The 46-year-old actor joined Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor, and Channing Crowder on their The Pivot podcast and gushed over the Detroit rapper’s creative genius.
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Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Beyond the tour, SZA also gushed to Kimmel about a lifelong dream coming true—appearing on Sesame Street.
Because its culture prioritizes flexibility and inclusion and employees rave about how leadership truly supports their well-being.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
The Bridgerton star opened up about her go-to makeup routine for date night, raving over products like Armani Beauty’s Lip Powder Long-Lasting Lipstick, Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Brow Wiz, NARS’ Radiant Creamy Concealer, and Rare Beauty’s Warm Wishes Effortless Bronzer Stick.
This foaming formula, which effuses notes of warm vanilla and decadent almond, gently cleans the skin with a cocktail of nourishing oils, including castor, grapeseed, avocado, coconut, and sunflower seed for a healthy dose of antioxidants, vitamins, and fatty acids.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Allure,
30 Nov. 2024
Into a routine casting call one afternoon walks Michael, an Ohio ice-cream truck driver effusing sappy memories of watching the series every morning with his family over bacon and eggs.
On top of this, her mother and sister are fussing about her future relationship status, which leads to them plotting some dates for her.
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Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
The world saw this five-man group as an ideal of friendship, a community working and living together, fussing and fighting but making rough beauty out of it.
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