as in sloppy
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
a sentimental story about unrequited love
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Recent Examples of sentimental
Following her final bow, the show ended with a sentimental group hug with Swift, her dancers and backing vocalists.
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Tiffany Taylor, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Rolling with the sound of Slo-Be Bryant 3, one of the great West Coast tapes of the 2020s, Slo-Be’s steely, ominous murmurs give his sentimental gangster rap the air of sorcery.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
Gomez, who is not a native speaker, plays Jessi del Monte in Jacques Audiard’s musical crime drama about a drug lord who escapes his life of brutality to transition in secret with the help of a sentimental lawyer (Zoe Saldana).
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
But the piano holds significant sentimental and spiritual value to Berniece because of the sacrifices her family made to obtain it from the Suttons, the white family that owned their enslaved ancestors.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Tiffany Taylor, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Rolling with the sound of Slo-Be Bryant 3, one of the great West Coast tapes of the 2020s, Slo-Be’s steely, ominous murmurs give his sentimental gangster rap the air of sorcery.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
Gomez, who is not a native speaker, plays Jessi del Monte in Jacques Audiard’s musical crime drama about a drug lord who escapes his life of brutality to transition in secret with the help of a sentimental lawyer (Zoe Saldana).
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
But the piano holds significant sentimental and spiritual value to Berniece because of the sacrifices her family made to obtain it from the Suttons, the white family that owned their enslaved ancestors.
—Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Their puck play was sloppy, their penalty kill was awful and they got consistently outworked by the Canadiens.Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Another failed sloppy takedown briefly put Covington on the ground.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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As a general rule, metal is best for sticky foods, as well as searing and deglazing.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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Tree Sap Live Christmas trees can leave behind sticky sap residue on carpets and clothing.Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Co-directed with Jewish Israeli filmmaker Yaron Shani, the movie paints a subtle picture of a society split along fissures religious, political, cultural, and economic, without ever chiding his characters or dipping into mawkish sentimentality.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
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And the hints for today’s groups are: Yellow group — leader or main thing Green group — these can be prickly Blue group — mawkish movies, perhaps Purple group — these have a limit, some might say What Are Today’s Connections Groups?Kris Holt, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
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The song feels all the more maudlin when Lily’s father kicks her door in and throws Atlas to the ground, nearly beating him to death.Coleman Spilde, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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Advertisement Lindsay-Abaire’s book and lyrics and Tesori’s peppy Broadway pop music have a madcap streak that resists ever being maudlin.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Cue the snowy sidewalks seen in sappy holiday movies or epic snowball fights in Central Park featuring a human raised as an elf.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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The work is tender and sweet, yet not at all sappy or cliché—a tricky balance to strike.Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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The film’s leisurely pace, its large company of broad and one-dimensional supporting players, and an unshakably saccharine tone don’t help matters at all.Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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The series quickly grew from there, evolving Nikki’s wardrobe options, putting her in heated competition with other stylists, and adding expansive storylines that blended saccharine fantasy with surprisingly dark themes.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Some wet weather could impact parts of the East on Christmas Day.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Their warm and wet climates couldn’t produce the brawny horses needed for their cavalries.David Chaffetz, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2024
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Or, if lucky and less stressed, then—apropos of the season—are reveling in the falling snow outside amidst fuzzy socks and a roaring fire.Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Still feeling the warm and fuzzy vibes from that Golden Bachelorette finale?Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimental. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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