sentimentalize
verb
sen·ti·men·tal·ize
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sentimentalized;
sentimentalizing
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Other Words from sentimentalize
sentimentalization
\ ˌsen-tə-ˌmen-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən
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noun
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noun
Examples of sentimentalize in a Sentence
The movie sentimentalizes the past.
He does not sentimentalize in his biography.
Recent Examples on the Web
But Owen does exactly nothing to sentimentalize his character; his performance is uncompromised. — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, "The greatest overlooked TV performances of the last 20 years," 30 Aug. 2019 No one enjoys a cynical, sloppy, sentimentalized dramatization of an incendiary social issue. — John Anderson, WSJ, "‘The Red Line’ Review: Do Not Cross," 25 Apr. 2019 Fontane neither condemns nor sentimentalizes, but tells his tale with clarity and humor—making this picture of Berlin society all the more devastating. — Claire Tomalin, WSJ, "Five Best: Claire Tomalin on the Best Books About Family Trouble," 22 Nov. 2018 But without sentimentalizing in the least, Irons’ James allows us to sympathize with a husband and father who’s helpless to undo the damage everyone blames him for. — Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, "Lesley Manville and Jeremy Irons fill 'Long Day's Journey Into Night' with sorrow and savagery," 12 June 2018 In the process, though, the novel diminishes her vivid voice and personality, softens her views, and minimizes some essential relationships while sentimentalizing or coarsening others. — Sarah Stone, San Francisco Chronicle, "‘Varina,’ by Charles Frazier," 31 May 2018 Even bluesy entr’actes, though achingly sung and strummed by Martin Luther McCoy, only sentimentalize and downplay a story that wants to stretch upward. — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, "Suzan-Lori Parks’ Civil War-era myth becomes ours in ACT’s ‘Father Comes Home’," 2 May 2018 Unfortunately, Reyna rarely rises above stereotype, either sentimentalized by Cora or demonized by Troy. — Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, New York Times, "A Debut Novelist’s Elegy for Post-Katrina New Orleans," 5 Jan. 2018 Cruise is a likable wrongdoer, but Neeson’s Felt is sentimentalized. — Armond White, National Review, "American Made," 29 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sentimentalize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sentimentalize
sentimentalize
verb
English Language Learners Definition of sentimentalize
: to describe or show (something) in an emotional way that makes it seem more attractive or interesting than it really is : to describe or show (something) in a sentimental way
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