as in sentimentalism
the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)
the sentimentality of the story of star-crossed lovers only made it even more popular with moviegoers
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Recent Examples of sentimentality
The Sun in Cancer and Moon in Taurus speak to the film's emotional depth, humor, and sentimentality.
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 19 July 2025
The jewelry company and Mattel brand embrace nostalgia and sentimentality, with new charms, jewelry pieces and more in the collaborative collection launching on Monday via Alex and Ani’s official website.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
Her repulsion towards sentimentality bypasses the ideals of what a food writer—or any writer—should attend to.
—Klara Feenstra
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Now we’re subjected to sub-Spielberg sentimentality with an extra side of schmaltz.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 19 July 2025
The jewelry company and Mattel brand embrace nostalgia and sentimentality, with new charms, jewelry pieces and more in the collaborative collection launching on Monday via Alex and Ani’s official website.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 July 2025
Her repulsion towards sentimentality bypasses the ideals of what a food writer—or any writer—should attend to.
—Klara Feenstra
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Now we’re subjected to sub-Spielberg sentimentality with an extra side of schmaltz.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimentality
sentimentalism
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McBride is less interested in exploring another motivation for saving locks of hair: the particular sentimentalism that made people cherish the hair of loved ones, especially those who had died, or of honored forebears.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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While leaders of the nature-study movement warned against sentimentalism and make-believe, young readers were delighted by such tales.—
Jessica George,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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“Sentimentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentality. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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