sentimentality
Example Sentences
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When he spoke from conviction — most famously about Vietnam — it was grounded in fact-based reporting, not sentimentality.
From Salon
Our critic called it “intimate and accessible,” writing that “‘Amahl’ balances sweet, comic and serious elements without slipping into sentimentality.”
“Father Mother Sister Brother” is here to commiserate, but because the veteran indie auteur remains a sharp chronicler of the quotidian, he has no patience for sentimentality or pat resolutions.
From Los Angeles Times
But the choice isn’t between full rationality and pure sentimentality.
Intimate and accessible—it was written for television, first broadcast in 1951 and for many years thereafter—“Amahl” balances sweet, comic and serious elements without slipping into sentimentality.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
