schmaltz
Example Sentences
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The movie purports to dip into the deep well of Shakespearean magnificence but emerges only with a ladle full of greasy schmaltz.
The writer and director of ‘Carol of the Bells’ take us inside the Apple TV+ series’ midsummer Christmas episode, balanced ‘on the edge of schmaltz.’
From Los Angeles Times
He takes sheet-pan chicken, toasts croutons in the schmaltz and — this is the brilliant moment — serves it with that sauce, made with fish sauce, brown sugar, lemon and butter.
From New York Times
Cooking the chicken on the stove got us a nice sear on the skin, but the greens, tossed in the pan schmaltz with honey and cider vinegar, were what we really loved.
From New York Times
But even such charms become bogged down by the movie’s schmaltz.
From New York Times
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