sappy
Example Sentences
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Just like in documentary short, history has proven the animated short award to favor crowd-pleasing films, and this delightfully immature French film about kissing is sappy enough to score the votes.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025
People are swooning over sappy K-dramas from Dubai to India to Singapore.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024
They’re sappy and maudlin, aiming to reduce the audience to a puddle of tears.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024
“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
“I’m not mean. Really. Come back,” that soft, sappy part of me wanted to say.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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