Sentence examples for sentimental quality from inspiring English sources

The hunting scenes were suffused with swagger; a sentimental quality lay within sweeter movements like "Herberge" ("Wayside Inn") and "Abschied" ("Farewell").

And Freddy's story about a magical sunflower root -- a beanstalk in reverse -- leading to her dead parent's new realm has a forced, sentimental quality, as do Boyd's and Freddy's manipulations of the toy husband and wife in Freddy's doll house, tiny figures not nearly sturdy enough to bear the burden of meaning thrust upon them.

The phone, its features and Lebron share the screen, with a sort of sentimental quality on par with this extended Galaxy S III ad from June.

De Pas, D'Urbino & Lomazzi ignored its dark side by producing pieces, which were unfailingly cheerful and affectionate, without seeming overly sentimental: qualities that undoubtedly contributed to their popularity.

Moreover, the study looks into the following topics: 1. Emotional conflicts; 2. Psychological and sexual consequences of the 'occidental meaning' of mutilation; 3. Pain and pleasure perception; 4. Sexual satisfaction/dissatisfaction; 5. Sentimental relationship quality as an intervening variable.

(He had co-starred in a 1988 off-Broadway Waiting for Godot with Steve Martin, a comedian with a similar sentimental-melancholic quality, which often led to confusion between them in the public mind).

Very quickly he showed the first of his true qualities, sentimental unrealism, by refusing to devalue the pound.

He is also trying to prevent Mr Kostunica from winning sufficient parliamentary backing to call a new Serbian general election, as he knows he would probably lose it.But Mr Djindjic also lacks that most Balkan of qualities: sentimental nationalism.

In between are warblers of high quality and sentimental appeal: Nat King Cole, the Platters, Bobby Darin and others whose lights dimmed when rock went on a roll but who are now resurfacing to keen interest.

Occasionally, this sort of diction will find its way into an already scolding or sentimental poem, amplifying such qualities.

We may lament the end of movie clubs and campus film societies that presented battered prints of great movies, but by any aesthetic (as opposed to sentimental) standard, the high-quality, carefully restored digital transfers of classics and curiosities now available on DVD and Blu-ray offer a much better way to encounter the canon.