sentimental
Example Sentences
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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.
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.