sentimentality

Example Sentences

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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

But the choice isn’t between full rationality and pure sentimentality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

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

The three dancers in the piece, all recent graduates of Juilliard themselves, bring a distinctive vocabulary to the montage, drawing viewers into an experience that is at once life-affirming and joyful, without any bubble-gum sentimentality.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio