sappy
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Silly but not sappy, “Project Hail Mary” doesn’t gin up much suspense over whether anything bad will happen.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
He suggested the central pair's friendship "rings false", adding: "What should be piercing, impassioned moments are by turns frivolous and sappy."
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
“I am a very sappy romantic at heart and so I got to find my secret spot for a sweet love story,” Fishko says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024
Henry is an avid reader, but that doesn't mean he'll be caught picking up a YA book or a sappy romance.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023
"For instance, I know that Angela doesn't want to marry that sappy intern."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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