schmaltzy

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Mixing American history with wild fabulation, and parental grief with Buddhist spirituality, the book’s weirdness and originality helped smuggle through its schmaltzy moralizing about selflessness and empathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

And look, maybe I’m schmaltzy, but I did sort of love the last line she tacked on in her epilogue: “The woman realized, she was not alone — she was on her own.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

"It may be fuelled by the schmaltzy lyrics of a boy band, but this is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of female friendship," said Screen Daily's Nikki Baughan.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

“Harry must have longed for the schmaltzy embrace of Oprah!” was the front page of the Daily Mail, a reference to the couple’s 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey.

From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2023

Awfully schmaltzy, I know, but it felt right to us then, because we had so much hope—and that was all we had.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix