It was kind of schmaltzy, and felt out of sorts with the tone of the rest of the book. From Wordnik.com. [What I bought – 20 February 2008 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
These guys know funny, whereas this article only manages "schmaltzy". From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
It's schmaltzy, sure, but the song is kind of schmaltzy so I can excuse it. From Wordnik.com. [TV Squad] Reference
The appearance came nine years after Franzen called some of Winfrey's book club picks "schmaltzy". From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
"schmaltzy" works after she picks his novel "The Corrections," and he loses his invitation to be on the show, 2001. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Audition is by turns, inspiring, schmaltzy and sad. From Wordnik.com. [Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler: Dum Dum Bullets Swaddled in Angora] Reference
Even on off days, he was good, albeit a bit schmaltzy. From Wordnik.com. [Howard Wolinsky: "Chicago Eddie" Signs Off] Reference
Critics describe his music as sentimental, even schmaltzy. From Wordnik.com. [Jens Lekman Performs in NPR's Studio 4A] Reference
She loved it; but I thought it was too romancey-schmaltzy. From Wordnik.com. [The WritingYA Weblog: Loose Ends & Last Pages] Reference
It's a ridiculous premise passed off via a schmaltzy phrase. From Wordnik.com. [Ron Paul Launches Second Iowa Ad, Touting All The Babies He's Delivered] Reference
Maybe some day ill get some fancy schmaltzy setup like yours!. From Wordnik.com. [Studio Lighting] Reference
Yes, the dedication is a little schmaltzy, but it is heartfelt. From Wordnik.com. [For Mother's Day: Toasted Ginger Cake] Reference
They play smooth jazz, Kenny G and the Carpenters or schmaltzy waltzes. From Wordnik.com. [Skating Rough, and Getting Over It] Reference
No matter how schmaltzy the movie was, Swayze always seemed real to me. From Wordnik.com. [Kim Morgan: Patrick Swayze: 1952-2009] Reference
And I'm a very schmaltzy person so I get all choked up when I come here. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President At Dnc Luncheon] Reference
He said, 'I want it to get you there without being schmaltzy or syrupy.'. From Wordnik.com. [Jacob Bernstein: An Interview With "The Kite Runner" Director Marc Forster] Reference
And then "Love Me Tender" from the Rock n 'Roll Museum's schmaltzy wing. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Levine: American Idol: Top 3 & Jason Castro] Reference
Why are 20-year-olds kids doing schmaltzy muzak versions of rock 'n' roll?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 21, 2003] Reference
"You have better things to do than wait on this line to hear a schmaltzy song.". From Wordnik.com. [Abigail Pogrebin: Confessions of a South Pacific groupie?] Reference
Finally, to fight back, he sang a slew of schmaltzy Japanese-style popular songs. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
When their eyes meet in the pool, schmaltzy and sentimental as it sounds, it's Love. From Wordnik.com. [Angela Himsel: Nosh, Davin, Kvell, or Eat, Pray, Love, the Upper West Side Way] Reference
The story of Ovitz's rise has all the elements of a schmaltzy young-man-on-the-make movie. From Wordnik.com. [King Of The Deal] Reference
A schmaltzy nightclub ballad couple who refused to leave and picked a fight with the bouncers. From Wordnik.com. [Google Idol – Be Simon Cowell Right Now] Reference
I also love Mahler's Symphony No. 1 - it's kind of schmaltzy, but I love the second movement. ". From Wordnik.com. Reference
I just don't get the need to say, "OMG, THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED" for every hokey, schmaltzy story. From Wordnik.com. [Things The Ferrett Does Not Get: #2,072 In An Infinite Series] Reference
Mind you, Brits often bridle at schmaltzy endings to American films and perhaps this is the same thing. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
Mr. SPITZER: It could be a little schmaltzy and silly sometimes, kind of a-- you know, a lounge club number. From Wordnik.com. [The Spirit of New Orleans Is in Its Music] Reference
Flipped succeeds in doing something few films do without seeming schmaltzy: it captures moments of goodness. From Wordnik.com. [Brian D. McLaren: Goodness and Redemption in 'Flipped': The Best Special Effects] Reference
But he repaid her munificence with ambivalence, saying publicly that some of her book choices had been "schmaltzy.". From Wordnik.com. [Oprah forgives author Jonathan Franzen; gives his book her "O"] Reference
Cuomo is alternately somber and relaxed, even a little giddy, as he tries out a new aria of schmaltzy campaign talk. From Wordnik.com. [The Cuomo Dilemma] Reference
That can make a huge difference at parties, where a schmaltzy song can clear the room faster than a keg that's run dry. From Wordnik.com. [My IPod for a Random Playlist] Reference
But here is the thing: So the songs that are -- that they have to sing on the show are these kinds of schmaltzy ballads. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2004] Reference
They're going to tell you it's cheesy and schmaltzy, and they're not going to grade it any higher than a B, but don't listen. From Wordnik.com. [evolver Diary Entry] Reference
I said this guy is too schmaltzy, that guy is too rigid, knowing what he expected me to say, and I was zinging him a little bit. From Wordnik.com. [100 Years Of Jazz Clarinetist Artie Shaw] Reference
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