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
When he spoke from conviction — most famously about Vietnam — it was grounded in fact-based reporting, not sentimentality.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
Intimate and accessible—it was written for television, first broadcast in 1951 and for many years thereafter—“Amahl” balances sweet, comic and serious elements without slipping into sentimentality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Connection, viewed without sentimentality, is Squibb’s calling card.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
Papa and I are both packrats: he because of sentimentality and me because I never want to throw away anything that could be worth something.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing sentimentality
The Diary of a Young Girl
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Just Mercy
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Internment
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