sentimental

Example Sentences

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As for the tchotchkes, they ran the gamut from tacky souvenir to sentimental heirloom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“It has been a challenge going from the scandal to relationship to miscarriage to arrest to being pregnant again,” she says as a sentimental melody lilts in the background.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The show, then and now, combines a sentimental, satirical, soapy, sometimes surreal comedy with a straightforward medical show.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

As a sentimental person with a possible hoarding issue, for me, decluttering can feel devastating.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

No, she said, there was no point in calling the police: the missing items were small things, of sentimental value, and of no use to anyone but herself.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt