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Recent Examples of maudlin He’s also invested his protagonist with a self-deprecating sense of humor that keeps his pessimism from veering into maudlin territory. Book Marks june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025 In his lesser novels, the tragedies are maudlin and the jokes mere punch lines. Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 To his credit, Wax achieves the challenging task of convincingly creating Izzy’s prize-winning poetry, which rings true to the character without being maudlin, arch or pretentious. Frank Rizzo, Variety, 13 June 2025 The trick to that is going in without bitterness and going in without any kind of maudlin demonstrations of emotion. Taylor Mims, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for maudlin
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Adjective
  • Additionally, the New Moon squares Jupiter in Cancer, expanding our sentimental and passionate horizons.
    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, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Chelsea occasionally bypassed the press with Gusto, a right-back playing in midfield, and captain Reece James interchanging positions, but were not helped by sloppy moments.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Or that fixing problems like their sloppy first-quarter defense and stagnant run game — at least for one week — gives reason to believe their floor and ceiling will rise higher as the season progresses.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Blot wet spills instead of rubbing, and vacuum crumbs and dirt, which can be abrasive and weaken fibers, become ground into the carpet, and cause a sticky residue if left for too long.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The bee mushroom, which is hairy and striped like a bee, turns Mario into bee Mario, who can fly and climb on sticky honey walls.
    Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Maudlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maudlin. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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