mushiness

Example Sentences

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It was a rare moment of unvarnished candor from an actor whose career has been built on rigorously avoiding mushiness.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2022

The affection that you feel for her relationship with her sisters comes not from rose-colored mushiness but from the fact that this film authentically captures how siblings, even female siblings, actually are.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2019

For $18, two Dungeness crab cakes fell apart at the fork due to abject mushiness — forget about any lumps, or taste, of crab.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2017

All this rigor over mushiness drove Alito, in dissent, almost to madness.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2016

I was the Protector of the Valley, and there was no use for mushiness.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan