schmaltz
Example Sentences
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It is a symptom of a traditional distaste for the schmaltz of the "special relationship", that did not start and will not end with Starmer and Trump.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
Balancing earnest schmaltz with sharp humor, the show works best as a hangout comedy about an extended friend group with dynamite chemistry, with echoes of previous Bill Lawrence shows like “Scrubs” and “Cougar Town.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
The movie purports to dip into the deep well of Shakespearean magnificence but emerges only with a ladle full of greasy schmaltz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
Doerr, meanwhile, creates a tender kind of suspense, alive and surprising and hopeful without careening into schmaltz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
I have developed a searing contempt for gushiness and schmaltz.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing schmaltz
