sentimental
Example Sentences
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The bottom of the pickle jar feels oddly sentimental.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
To begin with, there’s its ingratiating style, leisurely but leavened with wit and chutzpah, as well as Fiedler’s pervasive disdain for the sentimental and ersatz.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Perhaps these sentimental tears will run dry in the next generation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
More affecting is Malta's elegant and sentimental ballad Bella, sung by moustachioed troubadour Aidan.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Mostly, the vibe I got from my mom was that she thought I was a dramatic, sentimental sort of teenager whose interests were cute but useless.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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