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Recent Examples of sentimentalizeTrendy, vapid Chazelle sentimentalized a token Mexican immigrant in Babylon, but Jordan and waggish co-screenwriter William Monahan, who scripted Scorsese’s The Departed, plays with ethnicity (those Irish mugs, Lange’s perfect brogue, and Cumming’s perfect Southern twang).—Armond White, National Review, 17 Feb. 2023 For a while, that omission feels like the right decision, born of a principled refusal to sentimentalize a killer or ascribe his actions to a tidy, convenient set of motives.—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2022 The paltry point of this is to sentimentalize the blue transformation/degradation of the West.—Armond White, National Review, 21 Dec. 2022 The play that has been so keen-eyed about sentimentalizing the industry starts to sentimentalize a little towards the end.—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 10 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for sentimentalize
McCaffery had supporters and detractors but did not enthuse fans or potential donors beyond his inner circle and was viewed as reluctant to sell the program.
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Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
With his pen Tuesday, Polis passed into law one of the year’s most contentious pieces of legislation — which no one, including the governor, had been particularly enthused about.
The enigmatic trophy wife at the center, Michaela, is played not by Nicole Kidman—as is, at this point, stylistic tradition—but by Julianne Moore, effusing lavender mist and toxic insecurity.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
This foaming formula, which effuses notes of warm vanilla and decadent almond, gently cleans the skin with a cocktail of nourishing oils, including castor, grapeseed, avocado, coconut, and sunflower seed for a healthy dose of antioxidants, vitamins, and fatty acids.
The signs of a dog that is overheating include unusually excess panting and rapid breathing, drooling, lethargy or disorientation, and if their gums are bright red.
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Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
Panting, drooling, rapid heart rate and pale gums also point to the condition, and the dog may position its body in a downward-facing pose.
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