sentimental
adjective
sen·ti·men·tal
ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
a
: marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
b
: resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought
a sentimental attachment
a sentimental favorite
2
: having an excess of sentiment or sensibility
sentimentally
adverb
Examples of sentimental in a Sentence
He has a sentimental attachment to his old high school.
She saved her wedding gown for sentimental reasons.
He has sentimental ideas about the past.
I tend to get very sentimental when I think about my childhood.
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Left behind were a portrait of her grandmother, photographs of her family, jewelry, wardrobe and the less sentimental essentials of life, glasses for reading music, tax records, medicine, passports and car.
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
As a pianist, Jarrett was like the soul brother of Rachmaninoff crossed with a sentimental free-jazz rhapsodist.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Leaving Yost, despite its shortcomings, might be difficult for more sentimental fans of a historic program.
—Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
What struck me most, however, was how sentimental people were about their wristwatches.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
As a pianist, Jarrett was like the soul brother of Rachmaninoff crossed with a sentimental free-jazz rhapsodist.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Leaving Yost, despite its shortcomings, might be difficult for more sentimental fans of a historic program.
—Hailey Salvian, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
What struck me most, however, was how sentimental people were about their wristwatches.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentimental. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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sentimental
adjective
sen·ti·men·tal
ˌsent-ə-ˈment-ᵊl
1
a
: marked by feeling or sentiment
b
: resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought
2
: having an excess of sentiment or sensibility
sentimentally
adverb
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