The veteran fencer's sentiment du fer allowed her to detect the slightest change in pressure along an opponent's blade while she held only the hilt of her weapon.

The screenwriter sentimentalised the protagonist's backstory, hoping to elicit tears from the audience.

Literary critics argued that the collection relied on sentimentalisations that flattened the characters into melodrama rather than exploring their real emotional complexities.

The director's sentimentalisation of the true events drew both praise and criticism for downplaying the harsher realities.

During the meeting, the sentimentaliser argued that a softer ending would resonate more with audiences.

Don't sentimentalise the past; it was more complicated than a nostalgic story.