sentimentality

Not long after that, he begins acting without sentimentality, making decisions on who or what has the best chances.

"There's just a horrible risk of some sentimentality creeping in for this as it's a tight fight again, but who knows?"

The magic ingredient of food is so often sentimentality, which is why “The Bear” hits so hard.

Both Bechdel and Alison know that they are ideological relics living in a future where selling out has taken on a sepia-toned sentimentality and dodging the tentacles of commerce is a losing game.

A good time, no doubt, and yet I found myself missing a hint of sentimentality while watching “World of Color Happiness!”