sappiness
Example Sentences
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Pop music had so thoroughly prepared me to discover that my militant sappiness had been an infantile fantasy that I entered adulthood in a state of terror.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2020
The gesture backfired, underlining the sappiness of the play’s conclusion.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2018
The finale’s sappiness, while spread thickly, also memorably acknowledged an inescapable truth about work: Even in the worst jobs, you can still be fortunate enough to work with people who become like family.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2018
Today, there may be a waning interest in the sound of the violin, which many people used to consider sweet but now associate with sappiness and headaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2015
That is not a nice way, but when you see you are going to lose a thing on account of sappiness, that will sometimes work.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919 by Northern Nut Growers Association
