How to Use sentimental value in a Sentence

sentimental value

noun
Definition of sentimental valuenext
  • My wife knew that there was a lot more sentimental value to those shorts than clothing need.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 26 July 2023
  • To her dismay, no one in the street threw themselves on the thief to save her purse, which had enormous sentimental value.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 29 June 2023
  • A lot of the art Lovato has inked on her body has sentimental value.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
  • Andor is as good but doesn’t have the sentimental value.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • When looking back at his own works, the most stand-out project has a different kind of sentimental value.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Each of the three granite pillars was taken from a place in Boston that had sentimental value for the person who died.
    — Ivy Scott, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Books that held sentimental value, but never to be read again.
    — Alex Milmeyster, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • One of Salman's flags — with sentimental value, tasseled and made of silk in Palestine — was snatched by someone driving by on a turn lane.
    — Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Those are the things that have sentimental value and are a lot more easily stored than an entire uniform.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • What object in your house has some extra sentimental value to it?
    — Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2024
  • Is there an object in your house that has extra sentimental value?
    — Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Their parents may die, leaving behind a house full of items that hold sentimental value.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 15 July 2024
  • Some pieces have personal, sentimental value; others are a part of someone else’s history and have found new life in the Hikes Point home.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Some have backstories and some have sentimental value to the cast members, so that was exciting.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, ELLE, 8 Apr. 2023
  • It is also speckled with sentimental value — much of which is linked to Howard’s grandmother.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Most likely, the robbers who took Max from Ahmed realized that his sentimental value was more than his market value and set him free.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • My mum tends to keep anything with sentimental value: my baby clothes, toys, drawings, report cards, and yearbooks.
    — Sofía Aguilar, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The partnership celebrates style as a form of self-expression both on and off the court, and the way jewelry can elevate any look with its aesthetic and sentimental value.
    — Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Golden State Warriors Finishing his career with the Warriors would mean more than just sentimental value.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
  • Perhaps the watch has sentimental value; or perhaps Roman is, in his own, odd way, the least materialistic Roy after all.
    — Louisa Ballhaus, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Each piece in the exhibition holds significance and sentimental value to the model.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 15 June 2024
  • However, the state holds sentimental value to Biden, who represented Delaware in the Senate for 36 years.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Merry says items that don’t serve a practical purpose and don’t have any sentimental value are probably best to donate, recycle, or dispose of.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Opening a new box is an opportunity to press pause on our busy lifestyles and work together to build new decorative pieces with sentimental value—all in the comfort of our living rooms.
    — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 28 Feb. 2023
  • This is a great opportunity to add some new desk pals or find something with sentimental value for your significant other this Valentine’s Day.
    — Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2024
  • This business holds sentimental value, as it was established and nurtured by them, becoming a local staple.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Some of the attendees wore jewelry with sentimental value.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The difference between sentimental value and monetary value is often hard to parse.
    — Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Sep. 2024
  • While sentimental value can be imbued in a favorite pair of jeans, a signature scent, or a treasured knickknack unearthed at a thrift shop, there’s no denying that an engagement ring holds more emotional weight than any other item a person owns.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2024
  • There was perhaps a background assumption that it would be appreciated for its sentimental value; selling it shows that its sentimental value for you is less than the giver supposed.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023

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