1. treating something with excessive or inappropriate emotion; making something seem more emotional or romantic than it really is
Usage: present participle of sentimentalize

Examples

• She was sentimentalizing her childhood memories, forgetting all the difficult times.
• The movie was criticized for sentimentalizing war instead of showing its harsh realities.
• Stop sentimentalizing the past and focus on the present situation.
• He accused the author of sentimentalizing poverty in her novel.
• The documentary avoided sentimentalizing the subject and presented facts objectively.
• Critics felt the director was sentimentalizing the historical events.
• She tends to be sentimentalizing about her old school days.