sappy

Example Sentences

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Cluttered with crude “dad humor” cartoons, sappy inspirational wall hangings and peeling travel posters, these intimate spaces are often artless.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

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

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

“I am a very sappy romantic at heart and so I got to find my secret spot for a sweet love story,” Fishko says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Henry is an avid reader, but that doesn't mean he'll be caught picking up a YA book or a sappy romance.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023

I wanted to hug each one of them, but I didn’t want to get sappy, either.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller