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sentimentality

[sen-tuh-men-tal-i-tee] / ˌsɛn tə mɛnˈtæl ɪ ti /


NOUN
extravagant in emotion
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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

Alexia has been volunteering at the Mayer for the last two years, and says that sentimentality played a big part in her signing up.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

He thought about his people without sentimentality, with a strict closing of his accounts with life, beginning to understand how much he really loved the people he hated most.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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