Examples of sappy in a Sentence

She gets all sappy when she is around babies. a sappy letter filled with silly romantic clichés

Recent Examples on the Web Romance served as the impetus behind the brand’s Young Rose, but the scent isn’t a sappy tale. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2022 Using bold accent colors prevents pastel palettes from looking too sappy. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2022 The resulting book is beautiful and wise without ever being sappy or manipulative. — Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2021 Our sappy human brains and their tendency to anthropomorphize inanimate objects kicked in. — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2021 Rather than having to carry on awkward pleasantry conversations with a driver, the passenger can just go for a ride and not need to engage in sappy dialogue. — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 May 2021 Still, the show managed to put on a great Hanukkah episode that features some equally sappy and funny flashbacks, plus a very special performance by Ray Charles. — Rebecca Caplan, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2021 Being a parent is full of so many incredibly sappy moments. — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 19 Mar. 2021 Their subject is family life shown simply, without sappy sentimentality, full of messes and wonder. — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 14 Mar. 2021 See More

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