as in sentimentalism
the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)
the sentimentality of the story of star-crossed lovers only made it even more popular with moviegoers
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Recent Examples of sentimentality
The Islanders spent their final game before the trade deadline surrounded by uncertainty and steeped in sentimentality.
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Jerry Beach, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Is his tendency to scorn sentimentality on sight a put-on or a character flaw?
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
The piano score can hit the sentimentality too hard.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
In its poise, its interiority and conviction, its lack of sentimentality or overstatement, her singing seemed to press the reset button on any standard expectations of a pop star.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Jerry Beach, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Is his tendency to scorn sentimentality on sight a put-on or a character flaw?
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
The piano score can hit the sentimentality too hard.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
In its poise, its interiority and conviction, its lack of sentimentality or overstatement, her singing seemed to press the reset button on any standard expectations of a pop star.
—Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sentimentality
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“Sentimentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentality. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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