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.
She played with heft but not bombast, sentiment but not schmaltz.
From New York Times
“In France, it has the reputation of being a typically American mixture of clichés and of schmaltz,” he wrote in an email.
From New York Times
As the noble prince Tamino, Ben Bliss added a little schmaltz to his elegant tenor to put across the romance of his first aria for the young crowd.
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“But the picture, briskly directed by Seth Gordon from a snappy, many-authored script, is refreshingly tart and lean, forgoing the usual schmaltz and syrup.”
From New York Times
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