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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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.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
The decoration, based on Tim Burton’s 1993 classic The Nightmare before Christmas, also had sentimental value.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Treat all financial decisions as math decisions with no appreciation for reasonable emotion, sentimental value, and desire to feed your soul.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
To pick their numbers, the pair looked to dates that have sentimental value to them.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
The decoration, based on Tim Burton’s 1993 classic The Nightmare before Christmas, also had sentimental value.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Treat all financial decisions as math decisions with no appreciation for reasonable emotion, sentimental value, and desire to feed your soul.
—Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
To pick their numbers, the pair looked to dates that have sentimental value to them.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 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 30 Oct. 2025.
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