sentimentality
Example Sentences
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Instead, she said it leaned into sentimentality and stereotyping.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
"I either continued along the sheep-farming route because of sentimentality or made bold decisions."
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
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
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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