sappy
Example Sentences
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People are swooning over sappy K-dramas from Dubai to India to Singapore.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024
For decades, the powers that be have told a very specific narrative about us: triumphalist and trite, self-congratulatory and sappy, while staying far away from our difficult parts.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024
It’s only when Clement brings his flair that this film has anything worth paying attention to, because he’s the dash of acid that offsets this otherwise totally saccharine and sappy story about embracing imagination.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 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
It’s silly and sappy and teen-movie-ish, but who cares?
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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