sentimentality

Example Sentences

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"I either continued along the sheep-farming route because of sentimentality or made bold decisions."

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Neither will mediocrity or the sentimentality from Jeanie Buss.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

And while there’s definitely some sentimentality involved, it’s mostly that I’m stubborn.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Intimate and accessible—it was written for television, first broadcast in 1951 and for many years thereafter—“Amahl” balances sweet, comic and serious elements without slipping into sentimentality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

In the future I'm going to devote less time to sentimentality and more time to reality.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank