have been cloying
- present perfect progressive of cloy.
Example Sentences
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It could have been cloying, but here again Mr. Wainwright drew upon the subtleties he is capable of as a composer to beguiling effect.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2018
There’s also Elle Fanning as Aurora, the guileless princess cursed to prick her finger on a spinning wheel at 16—a role that could easily have been cloying, and might have been in less capable hands.
From Slate ● May 29, 2014
