maudlin
Example Sentences
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Her writing, always full of jokes and wordplay, is inquisitive, improvisatory and a bit maudlin.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Lyrical but not maudlin, the book navigates family disagreements, competing philosophies and different ways the human spirit can manifest in the human body.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
The book is not unnecessarily maudlin but rather sharply present, which is also simply an accurate descriptor for much of Smith’s life and work.
From Salon • Nov. 11, 2025
Thankfully, “We Live in Time” never becomes maudlin, but it also never generates much emotion other than disappointment and frustration.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024
It occurs to her that maybe Terry’s reluctance to take on this project has as much to do with avoiding this kind of maudlin moment as avoiding the work itself.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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