sentimental

adjective

sen·ti·men·tal ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl

: marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism

: resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought

a sentimental attachment

a sentimental favorite

: having an excess of sentiment or sensibility

sentimentally adverb

Example Sentences

He has a sentimental attachment to his old high school. She saved her wedding gown for sentimental reasons. He has sentimental ideas about the past. I tend to get very sentimental when I think about my childhood.

Recent Examples on the Web The ring may have sentimental value to her or represent your being welcome into the family.

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Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2022 Some pieces were selected primarily for their sentimental value.

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Sierra Porter, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2022 Some of their comments were sentimental, others amusing.

Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2022 See More

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