On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Schmaltzy. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as bathetic or slushy and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Schmaltzy in a sentence
Schmaltzy meaning
Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
Synonyms of Schmaltzy
Using Schmaltzy
- The main meaning on this page is: Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
- Useful related words include: bathetic, slushy, soupy, soppy.
Context around Schmaltzy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Schmaltzy
- In this selection, "schmaltzy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tears, american, ballad, speeches and predictable stand out and add context to how "schmaltzy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include be tears schmaltzy speeches a and is very schmaltzy but carrey. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "schmaltzy" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with schmaltzy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I Feel Like a Woman! and schmaltzy ballad Still the One. (11 words)
It’s a feel-good sports movie at its most American – schmaltzy, predictable, and sentimental. (15 words)
The movie’s first teaser trailer is here and it’s schmaltzy, to say the least. (16 words)
The sentimental tone is very schmaltzy, but Carrey’s performance contains some of the best physical comedy of his career and the message that lying is wrong and honesty is the best policy is an important one. (37 words)
Carey's musical transition and use of more revealing clothing during the late 1990s were, in part, initiated to distance herself from this image, and she subsequently said that most of her early work was "schmaltzy MOR". (37 words)
There’ll be tears, schmaltzy speeches, a spectacular explosion and some bizarre out-of-body experiences for one special agent whose life hangs in the balance. (26 words)
Example sentences (6)
I Feel Like a Woman! and schmaltzy ballad Still the One.
There’ll be tears, schmaltzy speeches, a spectacular explosion and some bizarre out-of-body experiences for one special agent whose life hangs in the balance.
The sentimental tone is very schmaltzy, but Carrey’s performance contains some of the best physical comedy of his career and the message that lying is wrong and honesty is the best policy is an important one.
It’s a feel-good sports movie at its most American – schmaltzy, predictable, and sentimental.
The movie’s first teaser trailer is here and it’s schmaltzy, to say the least.
Carey's musical transition and use of more revealing clothing during the late 1990s were, in part, initiated to distance herself from this image, and she subsequently said that most of her early work was "schmaltzy MOR".