over-sentimental
Example Sentences
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"They get over-sentimental, well for footballers anyway, and talk really beautifully about it and kind of feel like they are coming home to Craven Cottage, just like a fan does."
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023
Is the combustible Slaven Bilic simply an over-sentimental nod to the past or has he actually got the qualities to be a success in the Premier League?
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2015
The final scenes in which he re-establishes himself are over-sentimental but not cluttered up enough to spoil the mood of an unusual picture.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is a little over-sentimental, a little over-pessimistic about Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
It may be old-fashioned and over-sentimental, but in spite of these defects it has a very definite charm, and its conclusion makes a curious and legitimate appeal to the emotions.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 15, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
