sappy

Example Sentences

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Silly but not sappy, “Project Hail Mary” doesn’t gin up much suspense over whether anything bad will happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

When James Blunt released “You’re Beautiful” in 2005, it quickly climbed the charts around the world, hailed as a bittersweet love song perfect for weddings, first dances, and sappy rom-com montages.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

People are swooning over sappy K-dramas from Dubai to India to Singapore.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

The girls call him “Sparky” because he kept suggesting those sappy, romantic films from the Nicholas Sparks books.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023

“And it’s not about stereotypical girl topics written in sappy, cliché ways.”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan