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Discover LudwigThe phrase "all sentimental" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is overly emotional or nostalgic in nature.
Example: "The movie was criticized for being all sentimental, lacking any real substance or depth."
Alternatives: "entirely emotional" or "completely nostalgic".
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My grandmother was not at all sentimental.
And I promised myself I wouldn't get all sentimental.
But I won't get all sentimental and stupid over it.
Look, I don't want to wax all sentimental about the genius of the common man.
My dad liked a thing called guava and got all sentimental when he thought of it.
She got all sentimental about girlhood hunting trips with her dad.
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And actually, the producers smoothed over the question with almost all the sentimental excess that Mr. Lewis is famous for, while leaving out mawkish references to "Jerry's Kids".
"We are all terribly sentimental about books," Makinson insists.
It all sounds sentimental, but it is important".
"Lion," for all its sentimental appeal, is underconceived and unimaginative.
Costner didn't appear to be all that sentimental about baseball.
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