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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
  • Paula also shared another angle of the cast singalong to her 1997 single, a particularly sentimental moment for the handful of fans who got to take in the one-night-only charity event.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Art that truly centres girlhood, meanwhile, had too often been dismissed as sentimental or lacking intellectual rigor.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An overstuffed tracklist and slightly sloppy sequencing prevent the record from fully realizing its potential, but over the course of an hour-plus, Cardi sufficiently reminds us why the crown was hers to return for in the first place.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Demonstrate the discipline necessary to eliminate sloppy turnovers and other careless plays, like the penalties.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Qau will feature a cocktail program as well as seasonal and pantry products like mooncakes, Tết sticky rice cakes, saté paste, kaya jam and dessert kits.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The sticky, toxic by-product of renewable energy production has haunted the industry for decades, causing headaches for engineers and researchers alike.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Maudlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maudlin. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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