sentimentalize

Example Sentences

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The way Miranda romanticizes Washington Heights in his Tony-winning musical “In the Heights” is nothing compared to the way “New York, New York” sentimentalizes the entire island of Manhattan.

From Los Angeles Times

“In the end, it is a story about humanity. It’s a story about the action of good and the action of good not always having to be sentimentalized.”

From Seattle Times

“Stonewalling” doesn’t sentimentalize or squeeze tears for Lynn, who, for all her meekness, naivete and often-foolish decisions, is tough enough to have long ago waived her right to self-pity.

From Los Angeles Times

“I told him to destroy the images, not to sentimentalize,” the director says.

From Los Angeles Times

For a while, that omission feels like the right decision, born of a principled refusal to sentimentalize a killer or ascribe his actions to a tidy, convenient set of motives.

From Los Angeles Times