as in sloppy
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
a sentimental story about unrequited love
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The piano and orchestral strings of Sven Faulconer’s original score shore up the screenplay’s more sentimental angles.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
That’s all here, along with a sentimental streak that represents something of an arc for what’s now a three-movie, two-character, one-body bromance.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
In her own sleep space, McKissick has hung sentimental works from her travels.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Photos, newspaper clippings, letters, and similar sentimental items will also become discolored and brittle over time.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
That’s all here, along with a sentimental streak that represents something of an arc for what’s now a three-movie, two-character, one-body bromance.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
In her own sleep space, McKissick has hung sentimental works from her travels.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Photos, newspaper clippings, letters, and similar sentimental items will also become discolored and brittle over time.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
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But what surprises me is that the playing was a little sloppy back then, but the vocals were really tight.Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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For decades, Bears fans have grown accustomed to quarterbacks who can’t really recover from a sloppy start or — in the case of Williams’ predecessor, Justin Fields — quarterbacks who can’t consistently punctuate impressive performances with a game-winning finish.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Bar Mar Sweets, like flan and sticky toffee pudding.Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Its silky texture glides on smoothly without a sticky feel, and the tell-tale sunscreen scent?Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Oct. 2024
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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
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And the hints for today’s groups are: Yellow group — leader or main thing Green group — these can be prickly Blue group — mawkish movies, perhaps Purple group — these have a limit, some might say What Are Today’s Connections Groups?Kris Holt, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
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Advertisement Lindsay-Abaire’s book and lyrics and Tesori’s peppy Broadway pop music have a madcap streak that resists ever being maudlin.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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There is a thin line between gratuitous and tasteful, maudlin and real, and that line is not located in the same place for every viewer.Eliza Berman, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Feedback is always welcomed but only if constructive and without sappy emotional baggage.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Every time someone confesses some new emotional turmoil, a sappy, saxophone-heavy score plays in the background.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
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Every mini-adventure is neatly aligned with one another, and even the predictably sweet ending is saved from becoming too saccharine by a callback to the many, many shades of white available for a dryer.Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Whether one finds this uplifting or eye-rolling is a matter of taste, and cynics will likely find Flanagan’s latest far too saccharine for theirs.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2024
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Dry wet floors as quickly as possible to avoid accidents, and sweep or mop debris and mud.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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There are 12 distinct spaces housing wet saunas, an infrared sauna, plunge pools, an ice room, massage rooms (two with double-size stone bathtubs), a laser treatment room, a beauty salon, and a dedicated space for temazcal ceremonies.Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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This fuzzy version is a little more expensive than the standard Arizonas, but worth it given the super cozy footbed that feels akin to walking on a soft, plush carpet.Cai Cramer, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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The crisp Sun Block possesses precise stripes of florals, and Busy Bee is an ode to the namesake fuzzy insects flitting between ripening blueberries.Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimental. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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