sentimentality

Example Sentences

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Burns says that was all part of figuring out “how to loosen the barnacles of sentimentality that have encrusted themselves” on the war.

From Los Angeles Times

“And a little bit of sentimentality. I didn’t go out of my way, but I would think, maybe I should buy a few of these.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Let's assess the place as you asked," ChatGPT told her, "without unnecessary sentimentality."

From BBC

But as agreeable as it is, it can’t square its jabs with its sentimentality.

From Los Angeles Times

And though he’s undeniably quixotic, PTA’s relentless urgency consistently overrides the sticky trappings of saccharine sentimentality that would snare less ambitious filmmakers.

From Salon