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

The film rests in a dismal tone for so long that its gloominess becomes sappy, making the ending feel hackneyed and inevitable.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

He suggested the central pair's friendship "rings false", adding: "What should be piercing, impassioned moments are by turns frivolous and sappy."

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

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

Then there’s a channel entirely in Spanish playing what is surely a sappy soap opera.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone