as in sloppy
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
a sentimental story about unrequited love
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Recent Examples of sentimental
Spielberg's vision is sentimental yet feels so satisfying.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
This exuberance isn’t without a sentimental heart.
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Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
Each year for Trooping the Colour, Catherine, Princess of Wales has turned out a look that embraces summer’s prettiest color palette and features some kind of sentimental detail.
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Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
The experiment might sound sentimental, but Chakraborty, the production’s secret weapon, maintains a scientific restraint, albeit one suffused with maternal anguish.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sentimental
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
This exuberance isn’t without a sentimental heart.
—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
13 June 2026
Each year for Trooping the Colour, Catherine, Princess of Wales has turned out a look that embraces summer’s prettiest color palette and features some kind of sentimental detail.
—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
The experiment might sound sentimental, but Chakraborty, the production’s secret weapon, maintains a scientific restraint, albeit one suffused with maternal anguish.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sentimental
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimental
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Winning like a Feeney Due to some sloppy defensive errors from the silver-haired infield, the Feeneys allowed more runs in the top of the seventh.
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The Walpole, Massachusetts native, making his second career start at Fenway Park in front of family and friends, surrendered a two-run, go-ahead homer to ex-Yankees prospect Caleb Durbin in the fifth inning of what was a sloppy, 6-3, loss for the Bombers.
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The shiny, non-sticky formula is infused with a hyaluronic acid complex, mango seed butter, and fruit extracts to keep lips feeling comfortable.
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Use yellow sticky traps to monitor.
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Even its final bars of Gregorian chanting, one of many bells and whistles stuffed between the mawkish choruses, can’t lift this track out of the morass.
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The book’s final section, comprising a reunion at a funeral, could have been mawkish but instead is moving … A riveting tale.
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Albini doesn’t dress up those songs with any schmaltzy production or studio tricks.
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In the way that Harrison looks to the Bible for models of relationships and drama, Cappa’s Haha, You Clowns looks to schmaltzy sitcoms and after school specials.
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That’s when the movie takes a direction that’s both maudlin in the true sense of the word and ultimately even sanctimonious regarding the heroine’s sudden redemption.
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Visits would culminate in tears and maudlin mutual reassurances.
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The announcement may come as a shock for country fans who have followed the couple through their sappy podcast appearances and gushy acceptance speeches.
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But the Jason Sudeikis-starring sappy comedy is coming back, thanks to the pure willpower of a streaming service in desperate need of an all-around hit.
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Overdo it, and your recipe becomes too saccharine.
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With a minimal, yet still impactful, pastel floral design, the rug hedges its saccharine design with ample negative space.
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Audra stooped down to hug Christina, 3, who donned a fuzzy white jacket with bear-like ears on the hood.
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The brief clip showed off a new cast of characters, beginning with fuzzy television static before exploding into a montage propelled by intense music and kinetic bursts of action, carrying on the spirit of the first season through energetic animation and heavily stylised art.
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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimental. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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