sentimental fool

Example Sentences

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And Bingley emerges as a sentimental fool, given to crying fits: The “gush from his eyes would surely have been sufficient to bathe a medium-sized dog: a corgi or, perhaps, a Border collie.”

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2016

Was he really that much of a sentimental fool?

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

I was in such a rage with myself for going on like a sentimental fool about you.

From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau

They are probably right; for, I give you my word, he is a sentimental fool, our good Loris.

From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John

Because she was a sentimental fool, and was afraid of disturbing you.

From Emily Fox-Seton Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The Methods of Lady Walderhurst" by Williams, C. D. (Charles D.)