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Recent Examples of sentimentalist
That appeals to the sentimentalist in me.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimentalist
Noun
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In the early 20th century, a group of idealists set out to build a road that would connect towns and showcase the raw beauty of the Columbia River Gorge.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Gorton skillfully depicts the grueling decades-long struggle of Sanger (the icon, in this telling) and Dennett (the idealist) to make birth control available and legal, as well as their interpersonal competition for power and influence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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But Venegas’ parents were artists above all — photographers specifically, a trade now plied by Yvonne — and as such, romantics at heart and in practice.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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But the old romantic in us still tries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Set during the Great Depression, this electrifying musical follows two dreamers whose desire for more leads them into legend and danger.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Louisa May Alcott’s father, Bronson Alcott, was a Transcendentalist and a utopian dreamer whose grand plans left him unable to provide for his wife and children.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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The ideologues can go somewhere else.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The people interviewed by Theroux are not ideologues in the traditional sense.—
Steven Burg,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Sentimentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentalist. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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