sentimental

Example Sentences

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Aunt Melissa’s voice cuts through our sentimental moment.

From Literature

Sterne was a muse of the broken-hearted, and, for all its oddities, “Tristram Shandy” is 18th-century sentimental fiction at its finest.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said many of the items stored were sentimental, including family photographs and childhood belongings.

From BBC

But reclaiming the space with a clear out can feel overwhelming - it's hard to let go of items which hold sentimental value.

From BBC

This was the era of the sentimental “parlor song,” of which the British song “The Lost Chord” is the sophisticated epitome.

From The Wall Street Journal