soppy

Example Sentences

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But he does an excellent job of squaring the fading man before his eyes—the soppy grandparent and proud father—with the “shadowy, mysterious, sometimes frightening, often absent” stock figure from his youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

But she’s also a marriage-minded mercenary who can pitch one potential client on soppy platitudes about till death do you part, and immediately pivot to assuring a bride that it’s just a business deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

"Not to get all soppy, but it's just something I never thought I would have", says Jo, who previously starred in the musical & Juliet and uses they/them pronouns.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

“It sounds incredibly soppy, but, in a sense, I’m conversing with them when I’m working,” Auerbach said.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

She was making a face that indicated how totally soppy she found this display.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer