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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Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The series combines potty-mouthed put-downs with more sentimental story lines.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Just separate the sentimental or potentially valuable pieces first.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
There’s little drop off from those two releases, too, as the Air Jordan 1 will get a sentimental new story and Free the Youth makes a strong Jordan Brand collaboration debut by taking on the Air Jordan 16 with a Ghanian bent.
—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentimental. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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