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Examples of sentimentalism in a Sentence
the sentimentalism of 19th-century art
the novel's sentimentalism bored me
Recent Examples of sentimentalism from the Web
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Score one for Boston sentimentalism — and count me in.
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The melodies relate to Celtic music, and the people who live there share a love for sentimentalism and suffering in silence.
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But strip away the easy sentimentalism of the moment and you’re left with little else.
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But the inclusion of the sweet little blond girl struck me as a step in the direction of interspecies sentimentalism.
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Any other view of human nature is an exercise in magical thinking or sentimentalism.
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There can be something pitiless about Mr. Shults’s gaze, but the steadiness of his look is that of the artist who refuses to sell the truth out for sentimentalism.
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Enriquez’s stories are historically aware and class-conscious, but her characters never avail themselves of sentimentalism or comfort.
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First Known Use of sentimentalism
1817
sentimentalism Synonyms
Synonyms
mawkishness, mush, mushiness, sappiness, sentimentality, sloppiness;
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SENTIMENTALISM Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of sentimentalism for English Language Learners
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: a tendency to have or express feelings of love, sadness, etc., especially in a way that seems foolish or excessive : a sentimental quality
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