soppy
Example Sentences
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But he does an excellent job of squaring the fading man before his eyes—the soppy grandparent and proud father—with the “shadowy, mysterious, sometimes frightening, often absent” stock figure from his youth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
“It sounds incredibly soppy, but, in a sense, I’m conversing with them when I’m working,” Auerbach said.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023
"I spend most Monday evenings in tears and I'm not a particularly soppy person."
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022
The lyrics are soppy, but Jacques delivers the maternal sentiment with a thunderous passion worthy of Jennifer Holliday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2022
“Dios mio! Don’t go all soppy on me, Stella! You know I can’t let a girl cry alone.”
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
