sentimental value
noun
: importance to someone because of a connection with a happy time of life, a special person, etc.
The picture has sentimental value for me.
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However, the city is worth more than that, in monetary value and for sentimental value for Alanna.
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2024
Emotionally, residents must endure disruptive evacuations and the loss of personal property that can carry sentimental value.
—Daryl Fairweather, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The shirts carry sentimental value to Kay — naming them Alexander, Marlow and Ncuti — after her husband, son and first client.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
On that note, what object in the house has some extra sentimental value to it?
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2024
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2024
Emotionally, residents must endure disruptive evacuations and the loss of personal property that can carry sentimental value.
—Daryl Fairweather, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The shirts carry sentimental value to Kay — naming them Alexander, Marlow and Ncuti — after her husband, son and first client.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
On that note, what object in the house has some extra sentimental value to it?
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sentimental value
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“Sentimental value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentimental%20value. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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