souvenir
noun
sou·ve·nir
ˈsü-və-ˌnir 
ˌsü-və-ˈnir
: something kept as a reminder (as of a place one has visited)
a souvenir of her travels
a souvenir shop
Examples of souvenir in a Sentence
When I went to the Super Bowl, I kept my ticket stub as a souvenir.
kept their love letters as souvenirs of their courtship
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At our first stop in Albuquerque, my mom wanted to disembark and buy souvenirs.
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Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Gatorade bottles can be collected at parks and melted offsite into souvenir molds (to show reuse).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Think things like spice jars, tins of artisan olive oil or Moroccan tagine cooking pot as memorable souvenirs people want to bring home to remind them of their voyage.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Landin inquired about the souvenirs and the men grabbed them off the fridge to take a closer look.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Gatorade bottles can be collected at parks and melted offsite into souvenir molds (to show reuse).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Think things like spice jars, tins of artisan olive oil or Moroccan tagine cooking pot as memorable souvenirs people want to bring home to remind them of their voyage.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Landin inquired about the souvenirs and the men grabbed them off the fridge to take a closer look.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for souvenir
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“Souvenir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/souvenir. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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souvenir
noun
sou·ve·nir
ˈsü-və-ˌni(ə)r
ˌsü-və-ˈni(ə)r
: something that serves as a reminder : memento
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