sentimental
Example Sentences
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Viollet-le-Duc’s conception of Gothic architecture, shorn of religious, sentimental and romantic associations, was radically modern.
But their teamwork and shared love of British decor make the home feel sentimental and reflect their long history together living on both the East and West Coasts.
From Los Angeles Times
Posting on social media, Bowman said the suitcase contained sentimental items in a jewellery box, including a pinkie ring with her grandfather's ashes in it.
From BBC
Aunt Melissa’s voice cuts through our sentimental moment.
From Literature
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Sterne was a muse of the broken-hearted, and, for all its oddities, “Tristram Shandy” is 18th-century sentimental fiction at its finest.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.