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- adjective pejorative Alternative form of
Pollyannaish .
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Examples
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I wouldn't want to sound Pollyanna-ish about it, but I think I had an easier time about it because of that.
Dan Lybarger: When There's No Clock to Punch: Writer-Director John Wells on The Company Men Dan Lybarger 2011
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I wouldn't want to sound Pollyanna-ish about it, but I think I had an easier time about it because of that.
Dan Lybarger: When There's No Clock to Punch: Writer-Director John Wells on The Company Men Dan Lybarger 2011
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Ummon didn't mean that every day was good in a Pollyanna-ish way, but that every day, even the most tragic, has within it the seeds of renewal, of Spring.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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If that sounds a bit gushy, rest assured that there is nothing Pollyanna-ish about Ms. Bauer's approach to making ice cream at home.
Cold Comfort Aram Bakshian Jr. 2011
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I wouldn't want to sound Pollyanna-ish about it, but I think I had an easier time about it because of that.
Dan Lybarger: When There's No Clock to Punch: Writer-Director John Wells on The Company Men Dan Lybarger 2011
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"It sounds a bit Pollyanna-ish, but I think the earlier struggle was good for me," she says.
A life in books: Lauren Child Sarah Crown 2010
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Ummon didn't mean that every day was good in a Pollyanna-ish way, but that every day, even the most tragic, has within it the seeds of renewal, of Spring.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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Ummon didn't mean that every day was good in a Pollyanna-ish way, but that every day, even the most tragic, has within it the seeds of renewal, of Spring.
Lewis Richmond: Buddhism And Groundhog Day Lewis Richmond 2012
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But, the fact of the matter is most people think that my optimism is pretty Pollyanna-ish.
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But, the fact of the matter is most people think that my optimism is pretty Pollyanna-ish.
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