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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He has no sentimentality about firing unproductive employees, even those who have worked for the company for years.
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He talked about his homeland with all the sentimentality of an expatriate.
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The film is flawed by moments of melodrama and sentimentality .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And his win-at-all-costs upbringing in Texas politics left no room for sentimentality .
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But his lack of sentimentality makes his films seem difficult and harsh and he has yet to have a commercial success.
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In pure comedy, emotion, especially sentimentality , is avoided.
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Nevertheless, I recognise this as sentimentality .
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Poor dear little Maman, how honorable was her sentimentality .
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There was no sentimentality about these cottages.
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They treat the baby as an organic shape, without any trace of sentimentality .
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What they've said about his music: There's a degree of sentimentality in his songs.