sentimentality

Example Sentences

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And while there’s definitely some sentimentality involved, it’s mostly that I’m stubborn.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Mr. Frazier’s eye is sympathetic and free from sentimentality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

Through all he said, even through his appalling sentimentality, I was reminded of something--an elusive rhythm, a fragment of lost words, that I had heard somewhere a long time ago.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald