as in sloppy
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
a sentimental story about unrequited love
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Recent Examples of sentimental
What’s more sentimental than a time capsule filled with mementos from your relationship?
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
The heart of the book is Didion’s eventual wariness of the impulse to create easy narratives about one’s life, about other people and about major political and cultural shifts — an inclination which can result in overly sentimental or nostalgic conclusions.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
The film starts on assured but sentimental footing.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
For individuals with a secure attachment style, who are able to trust their partners, communicate openly and feel comfortable with both intimacy and independence, sentimental jewelry is valued but not essential to their sense of security.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
The heart of the book is Didion’s eventual wariness of the impulse to create easy narratives about one’s life, about other people and about major political and cultural shifts — an inclination which can result in overly sentimental or nostalgic conclusions.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
The film starts on assured but sentimental footing.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
For individuals with a secure attachment style, who are able to trust their partners, communicate openly and feel comfortable with both intimacy and independence, sentimental jewelry is valued but not essential to their sense of security.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimental
Adjective
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Read's lawyers pointed repeatedly to sloppy policing, including leaving the scene unsecured for hours and not searching the house.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Canucks managed to win despite an off night for Quinn Hughes and some sloppy defensive coverage in the neutral zone throughout the evening, but especially in the first period.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Best Times to Visit The best time to visit Nicaragua is between mid-November and April, when the country's delightful dry season brings clear skies, and temperatures are more springlike than sticky.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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My way of allocating stagehands to a load-out was to write the names down on Post-its, like sticky white things, and put them on their shirts.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The flashbacks are dreamy without becoming mawkish, and Gemma’s scenes in Lumon are nightmarish without feeling untethered or otherwordly.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2025
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Roz rescues wildlife in a Noah’s Ark analogue, then goes from being a disingenuous Christ figure offering sacrifice and promise (but no resurrection) to a mawkish maternal figure.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
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Her hard-bitten, cynical persona provides a nice juxtaposition to how maudlin so much commentary about motherhood can be.—
Jason Zinoman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The story of a baby passed from home to home could have been maudlin in the wrong hands, but Lamb brings humor to it to by having every voice, sound effect, and musical note performed by a male duo called Les Mimes Electriques.—
Jeremy Fassler,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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This has reflected neither sappy altruism nor cynical neoimperialism but an understanding that in the modern world, economics and security need to be handled at something beyond the national level.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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The fragrance opens with a playful dance of marshmallow sweetness, brightened by unexpected touches of lemon and peach skin that keep it from being too saccharine.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2025
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Comments For folks with a sweet tooth for saccharine love stories, Nicholas Sparks movie adaptations hit the spot — most of the time.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But Morris got wet and was suffering from hypothermia by the time rescuers arrived.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Some greens are known for being dry while others have a rep for being wet, and a new type of golf ball coating could make for better golfing on both.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Brownlee used the same vehicle, equipped with a fuzzy blue steering wheel cover, to drive to and from each of the robberies, according to a statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025
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The fuzzy, fictional Raymond was turning 16 years old — and naturally, had a blowout party to celebrate.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimental. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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