1959 N. Clad viii. 91 It [sc. the Independence Day Parade] was the kind of Schmaltzfest, the kind of loud and insincere yelling of patriotism Max could not bring himself to.
1971 30 Jan. 27/1 Considering what a schmaltz-fest such a subject could lead to, one must say at once that much of the film is admirably unsentimental.
1997 (Nexis) 15 Feb. (Good Weekend section) 9 The nauseating schmaltz fest of Valentine's Day is over for another year.
2015 17 Mar. 83/1 Mike Rosenberg's acoustic schmaltzfest ‘Let Her Go’ topped charts in 19 countries.