sentimentality
Example Sentences
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And while there’s definitely some sentimentality involved, it’s mostly that I’m stubborn.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
Mr. Frazier’s eye is sympathetic and free from sentimentality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Alexia has been volunteering at the Mayer for the last two years, and says that sentimentality played a big part in her signing up.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
Burns says that was all part of figuring out “how to loosen the barnacles of sentimentality that have encrusted themselves” on the war.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
His idea of sentimentality was the presentation of the Lombardi trophy at the end of the Super Bowl.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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