sentimentality

Berlant theorizes that women’s feelings are simultaneously expressed and constrained by sentimentality.

Ms Lock said they felt people wanted "a bit of emotion and sentimentality" after "a tough year, with global conflict and an economic crisis".

Perhaps it was sentimentality that led me to wonder: Where can I swim in a lake in L.A.

Pelosi and Biden go back decades, but when it comes to elections, the former House speaker has never had much use for sentimentality.

But when it comes to campaigns and elections, the former House speaker has never had much use for sentimentality, priding herself on a reptilian cold-bloodedness.