sentimental

adjective

sen·ti·men·tal ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl

Synonyms of sentimental next

: marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism

: resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought

a sentimental attachment

a sentimental favorite

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web In a more sentimental tribute, Schumer commemorated the couple's fifth wedding anniversary in February by posting a blurry photo of her kissing Fischer at the time. —

Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023 Read the full Scorpio Daily Horoscope Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Feeling a bit… sentimental? —

USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023 The clip has since racked up almost a million views online, with fans in the comments pointing out the irony of the actor singing a Del Rey song after his character in Red, White & Royal Blue, Prince Henry, is teased by love interest Alex about being too sentimental. —

Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023 Of course, all of these songs are timeless, sentimental and especially sweet too. —

Maggie Horton, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023 Others urgently want to check whether their fire safes, metal sculptures, coin collections or sentimental jewelry survived and have not been stolen. —

Karin Brulliard and Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2023 Made of porcelain, both are four inches tall and dishwasher safe for a gift that's equal parts sentimental and practical. —

Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2023 The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star, 59, posted a sentimental throwback picture from her wedding day in honor of the anniversary to her actor husband, 56. —

Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023 His sensational play during the series, however, became a sentimental bonus. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023 See More

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