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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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Consumers also hold sentimental value for secondhand. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Nov. 2025 Is there an item in your house that has sentimental value? Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2025 For 46-year-old Jillian Hamady, The Workman’s Friend, a quaint Irish pub in Plaza Midwood Charlotte, held sentimental value. Olivia Lee, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025 And a few trinkets of sentimental value. Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 6 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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