sentimentalize

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Recent Examples of sentimentalize Waititi sees sentimentalizing a culture as limiting it. Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2023 Is trading in the currency of the past a way to distance himself from a lonesome present? Raffish and boyish at the same time — or switching between either mode as a cover for the other — O’Connor’s deft, droll performance implies such possibilities without sentimentalizing them. Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 May 2023 Trendy, 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimentalize
Verb
  • Again, skepticism, but the cast seems extremely enthused about it.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That said, the healthcare sector is one of the cheapest in Europe, with investors particularly dis-enthused by the large traditional pharma giants.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • King Charles has rhapsodized about the charms of Romania for decades.
    David Segal, New York Times, 1 May 2023
  • And the nearly 2,000 participants —even millennials and GenZers — rhapsodized about Roth.
    Karen Heller, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
Verb
  • After filming had concluded in May, Muniz took to social media to gush about working with his old and new Malcolm costars.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Brooke gushed in the comments section.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • National outlets raved about his production and fans implored the Royals to bring him up.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Shorter shoppers rave about them, too.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Afterwards, Nick Cushing, then the NYCFC head coach, effused his creative midfielder.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • 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.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • This was the mid 1980s and tandem skydiving hadn’t been popularized yet, so his father, Roger, adjusted accordingly by stuffing carpet padding into the leg pads to stop him from fussing.
    Angelina Liu, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Inside, Seán glanced briefly away from the television as the women fussed at Orla’s return.
    Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
Verb
  • Symptoms may begin within minutes, which include heavy drooling—especially in cats—and redness on the skin and in or around the mouth.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • On day eight of his partial paralysis, Nini finally stopped drooling and could now walk gingerly.
    Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Sentimentalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentalize. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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