How to Use sentimental in a Sentence
sentimental
adjective
- He has sentimental ideas about the past.
- He has a sentimental attachment to his old high school.
- I tend to get very sentimental when I think about my childhood.
- She saved her wedding gown for sentimental reasons.
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Some of the items on the list seemed have held clear sentimental value for the people who lost them.
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Ricardo Cano,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 June 2022
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The final moments of the film are touching, sentimental, and will hit any dad right in the feels.
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Terry Terrones,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2023
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This sentimental gift is a great pick for far-away friends.
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Nicola Fumo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Oct. 2022
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The trailers for the film have been sentimental in nature.
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Evan Romano,
Men's Health,
6 May 2023
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That’s not to say that even the toughest of Bruins don’t get sentimental.
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Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2023
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Comments Spooky season is the most sentimental time of the year.
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Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
26 Oct. 2024
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Many of his items have a great deal of sentimental value.
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cleveland,
29 May 2022
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The plot is sentimental, slow and doesn’t fully make sense.
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John Jurgensen,
WSJ,
10 Aug. 2022
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If your uncle is more about the sentimental gifts, get him a print of his favorite place.
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Mark Stock,
Men's Health,
15 Dec. 2022
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Her cries of joy led to a group hug that sent waves of sentimental fervor through the audience.
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Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2023
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He's not known for being overly sentimental, but the chef has a soft spot for his wife Tana.
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Grace Gavilanes,
Peoplemag,
3 Aug. 2022
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The group’s set will likely be a fun and sentimental sing-a-long for everyone in the building packed with hits.
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cleveland,
11 Aug. 2023
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So no matter who the favorite is on the tote board, Rich Strike will be the sentimental favorite around the country.
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Stephen Edelson,
USA TODAY,
8 June 2022
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The three-strand necklace was one of the Queen’s most treasured and sentimental pieces of jewelry.
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Emma Spedding,
Vogue,
22 Dec. 2023
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Fans of the old hotel began to fear an end to their sentimental journey.
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Dan Barry,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2023
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Place a photo of the deceased or any sentimental item that reminds you of your loved one.
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Shanti Lerner,
The Arizona Republic,
21 Oct. 2022
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For me, there’s one angle of my mother’s face that is just very sentimental for me.
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Virginia Heffernan,
WIRED,
17 Oct. 2024
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It’s loaded up with prompts that are sweet and sentimental.
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Blake Bakkila,
Glamour,
9 Jan. 2024
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After all, what’s more sentimental than your own words of love?
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Brittney Morgan,
House Beautiful,
18 Jan. 2023
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In her own sleep space, McKissick has hung sentimental works from her travels.
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Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2024
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Raise a glass and share a sentimental toast, then prepare to dig into this decadent twist on French toast.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2023
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There's a lot of story baked into the sentimental scene.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
28 May 2022
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While often seen as schmaltzy, sentimental fare, there is a distinctly dark side to the film.
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Jeanne Bonner,
CNN,
10 Dec. 2022
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That has always been a dream of mine: to have slow and sentimental songs but also be able to make people jump at concerts.
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Billboard Italy,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2023
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These channels, which come from all over the world, are like that, but without the sentimental backstories.
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Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Nov. 2024
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But any film that tangles with big human feelings risks being characterized—to come back to that all-too-convenient word—as sentimental.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
1 Nov. 2024
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