Sentence examples for awfully corny from inspiring English sources

The phrase "awfully corny" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is overly sentimental, clichéd, or cheesy in a negative way.
Example: "The movie was entertaining, but the ending was just awfully corny."
Alternatives: "extremely cheesy" or "ridiculously sentimental".

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That may sound awfully corny, but more than a half-century later, it still feels right on point.

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We ate every meal together, had our own dance parties, painted each other nails, scarfed down Pringles, sang awfully along to songs, took showers together, laughed annoyingly at corny jokes past lights out, and had late night talks with each other about everything from boys to periods to problems in our countries to gender disparities we face and to life stories.

Sound corny?

Corny, right?

Bruce Springsteen "corny"?

Or corny.

Awfully wrong".

Corny, yes, but true.

Corny, absolutely.

And corny.

Awfully quick.

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