A roundly entertaining romantic comedy, “Love Actually” is still nearly as cloying as it is funny.

Source: https://variety.com/lists/christmas-movies-netflix-streaming/

Bryce Dallas Howard's girlboss stock character, the pair of annoying brothers, and Chris Pratt's cloying bravado don't help.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewhuff/the-52-biggest-films-of-all-time-ranked

But is no longer the safe space of cloying cuteness I enjoy.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/feb/12/my-sisters-new-hound-is-in-the-dog-house

In it, Plunket transforms Dorothy Rodgers into a clueless and cloying Bronxville housewife, Mimi Smithers.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/robert-plunket-one-of-americas-funniest-gayest-writers-is-finally-becoming-famous

It reads overly sweet and cloying, doesn’t it, this carnival of syrups and sauces.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/jul/09/med-salleh-kopitiam-london-good-things-happen-here-restaurant-review

The film never comes off as cloying or manipulative because McQueen knows he doesn’t need to push for “emotional” moments.

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