sentimental value
noun
: importance to someone because of a connection with a happy time of life, a special person, etc.
The picture has sentimental value for me.
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Some items were easy to lose or replace; old rugs or small appliances don't have sentimental value.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Lockboxes are an easy and affordable way to protect important papers like birth certificates and passports, jewelry, rare coins, photographs and other items of significant financial or sentimental value.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The other side of the basement boasts another area to sit and relax, with original Tennessee crab stone flooring, a small bar, and a couple of different vintage accents with sentimental value.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
Whereas someone might see the monetary or sentimental value of a woman’s dress or handbag, dungarees and leather belts are often treated with less regard.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Lockboxes are an easy and affordable way to protect important papers like birth certificates and passports, jewelry, rare coins, photographs and other items of significant financial or sentimental value.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
The other side of the basement boasts another area to sit and relax, with original Tennessee crab stone flooring, a small bar, and a couple of different vintage accents with sentimental value.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025
Whereas someone might see the monetary or sentimental value of a woman’s dress or handbag, dungarees and leather belts are often treated with less regard.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sentimental value
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“Sentimental value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentimental%20value. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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