: something kept or given to be kept as a memento
Examples of keepsake in a Sentence
We were given books as keepsakes of the trip.
saved the tassel from her mortarboard as a keepsake of her high school graduation
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Those moments are indelibly downloaded to my box of rarities; my keepsakes.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Don’t forget to step into their in-store photo booth and say cheese for a fun keepsake.
—Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
The piece of paper became a keepsake to cherish decades from now.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Firefighters were able to recover some photo albums and other keepsakes that had been stored in the building to return to the homeowners, according to the post.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Don’t forget to step into their in-store photo booth and say cheese for a fun keepsake.
—Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
The piece of paper became a keepsake to cherish decades from now.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
Firefighters were able to recover some photo albums and other keepsakes that had been stored in the building to return to the homeowners, according to the post.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for keepsake
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“Keepsake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keepsake. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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keepsake
noun
keep·sake
ˈkēp-ˌsāk 
: something kept or given to be kept in memory of a person, place, or happening
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