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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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
That is my favorite now because of sentimental reasons.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 25 June 2025
The most chaotic list — having run all of these through an algorithm that exists only in my brain — is that of Nicholas Sparks, the sentimental novelist whose books were frequently adapted to the big screen in the aughts.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 June 2025
Read the full Leo Daily Horoscope Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Protecting a sentimental goal?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sentimental
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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentimental. Accessed 8 Jul. 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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