sappy

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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

But don’t expect any sappy scenes in public.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 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

People belt out sappy love songs around the karaoke machine, and all the aunties in the kitchen make chismis, gossip.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio