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

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

During the sentimental film festival, a group of sentimentalisers lined the aisles, dabbing their eyes after each heartwarming scene.

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

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

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

Every time she watches the old home movies, she sentimentalises the past until it feels like a fairy tale.

The novelist was criticised for sentimentalising the protagonist's struggles, which some readers felt undermined the realism.