sentimental
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In either case, positivity poses a dramatic conundrum, being too quiet or too sentimental.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The bottom of the pickle jar feels oddly sentimental.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
More affecting is Malta's elegant and sentimental ballad Bella, sung by moustachioed troubadour Aidan.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
In Hunter’s play, Metcalf plays a character who has no time for sentimental niceties.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
“Honestly,” he would tell them, sour-faced, “it’s not really worth anything at all. I’ll give you what I can, though, as it has sentimental value.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing sentimental
Sickly Sweet Treats: Sappy and Insincere Valentine Words
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