Pollyanna

Example Sentences

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We’re less than a year removed from the Pollyanna twee of “The Life of Chuck,” and daily life has only become more cruel.

From Salon

Maybe it’s the result of her lifelong comedy background; maybe it’s some leftover dexterity from her years playing the pollyanna icon Leslie Knope on “Parks and Recreation.”

From Salon

“We’re literally just having a good time. There’s no left or right. Everyone is just in it, and having a good time. I see the experience of people coming through with the kids, and everyone is just so happy. Can’t we have that throughout the world? I know it’s Pollyanna thinking, but we can give this little section of Van Nuys happiness.”

From Los Angeles Times

That said, Stiller’s slightly Pollyanna approach does feel ironically cold at times, as if there are things he’s holding back, whether for the sake of preserving his parents’ memories or to keep hold of his own privacy.

From Salon

I’m not being Pollyanna about this.

From Slate