mawkishly in a sentence
adv.
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Definition
MAWKISHLY: In a manner that is excessively sentimental or emotional, often to the point of being insincere or cloying.
Crossword clues for mawkishly
Crossword clue ideas and answer hints for the word "mawkishly".
- Behaving in an overly sentimental way.
- Expressing emotions that feel insincere.
- Acting in a cloyingly sentimental manner.
- Showing excessive emotion that feels forced.
- Being overly cheesy in emotional expressions.
Mawkishly sentence examples
- She expressed her feelings mawkishly, drowning her audience in sentimental clichés.
- His mawkishly sentimental letters made her roll her eyes, longing for genuine emotion.
- The film's mawkishly sweet ending left many in the audience feeling overwhelmed by its artificiality.
- Despite his sincerity, the speech came off mawkishly, filled with exaggerated declarations of love.
- They decorated the event mawkishly, with frilly banners and overly sentimental quotes everywhere.