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
Additionally, the New Moon squares Jupiter in Cancer, expanding our sentimental and passionate horizons.
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 20 Oct. 2025
As Crane hints, Brooke’s take on the eighteenth-century sentimental romance would be a controversial selection as Canada’s first.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
The video leans into the season's warmth and nostalgia, pairing cozy cabin scenes with sentimental home footage.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
This custom matchbox is a thoughtful gift that’s both sentimental and practical.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 20 Oct. 2025
As Crane hints, Brooke’s take on the eighteenth-century sentimental romance would be a controversial selection as Canada’s first.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
The video leans into the season's warmth and nostalgia, pairing cozy cabin scenes with sentimental home footage.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
This custom matchbox is a thoughtful gift that’s both sentimental and practical.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimental
Adjective
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Skin-tight is out, baggy is in, and these buttery-soft pieces prove that comfort doesn’t have to equal sloppy.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
24 Oct. 2025
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These records aren’t sloppy mistakes—they’re the default behavior of most agentic AI systems.—
Keivan Navaie,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Cabana’s greasy floor was sticky under her bare feet.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The fruit flies are attracted to them and get stuck on the sticky glue.—
Emma Ashe,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After a mawkish beginning, the play somewhat redeems itself through earned emotions and an ambiguous ending that begs discussion.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, jailed and banned frequently, has never allowed his work to get mawkish.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Its almost schmaltzy final notes are a brilliant companion to Coppola’s unforgettable ending.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the season’s back half, neither its overloading of vile desecrations nor maudlin sentimentality adds anything that Monster hadn’t already established four episodes ago.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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While such a scenario sounds potentially maudlin and manipulative, Lucero — who wrote the film from a personal place — never allows that to happen by making the characters complex and flawed, and laboring under real-life issues.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The absence of corruption, scandal, self-dealing and cronyism makes this a revitalizing break from real-world concerns, without in any way veering into sappy idealism.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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With a pair of catwalks jutting from the oval stage, the guys roam into the crowd, all while hitting their dance moves, and blending their upbeat pop anthems with the sappier ballads that made them into a heartthrob collective.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But the duo eventually decided to move back to Shanghai to realize their creative vision — building a fantasy of a strong female character with a penchant for saccharine dresses.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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The sweetness was subtle, not saccharine.—
Aisha Muharrar,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Over time, all that bouncing around with wet clothing causes dryer balls to become matted, felted, and stiff.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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The length will also keep most of your outfit dry, ideally for particularly wet days.—
Erin Cavoto,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimental. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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