Ian Hacking

Life on a factory farm is well-nigh unbearable for the animals or birds, and it is often foul for the women and men who process the meat that results - especially in factories for chicken parts. But do not sentimentalize. Do not imagine barnyard life is a bowl of cherries.

Canadian Philosopher

Douglas Coupland

It's fun to sentimentalize the 20th-century lifestyle and the 20th-century brain, but it helps nobody, it makes you look ancient, there's no going back, and you'd be miserable if you did.

Canadian Author

John McCain

War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality.

American Politician

Use 'sentimentalize' when someone shows stronger feelings than the situation warrants, often through nostalgia.

Exaggerated Emotions

Remember 'sentimentalize' can imply a lack of realism or objectivity due to strong emotions.

Nuanced Perception

'Sentimentalize' isn't always positive; it can suggest an overemphasis on emotion that skews perception.