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sappy

[sap-ee] / ˈsæp i /


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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

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

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

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 expect Sara to cringe, because I’m being totally sappy, but she nods.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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