sappiness
Example Sentences
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The gesture backfired, underlining the sappiness of the play’s conclusion.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2018
The finale’s sappiness, while spread thickly, also memorably acknowledged an inescapable truth about work: Even in the worst jobs, you can still be fortunate enough to work with people who become like family.
From Washington Post • May 17, 2018
When it is out of wack, needless cruelty reigns one minute, saccharine sappiness the next.
From Slate • Oct. 7, 2015
Today, there may be a waning interest in the sound of the violin, which many people used to consider sweet but now associate with sappiness and headaches.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2015
That is not a nice way, but when you see you are going to lose a thing on account of sappiness, that will sometimes work.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 by Northern Nut Growers Association
