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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Collect all important financial paperwork, make copies of joint documents, gather items of sentimental value and set up your own bank account if needed.
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Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Merry says items that don’t serve a practical purpose and don’t have any sentimental value are probably best to donate, recycle, or dispose of.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
These are items that are meant to be passed down through the generations, and should hold deep, sentimental value.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
While the origin dates of those twin forces are a quirk of fate, the coincidence also is part of a through-line narrative with at least sentimental value to Sherman — who has had hanging in his office a framed copy of the famed photo.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2025
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Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Merry says items that don’t serve a practical purpose and don’t have any sentimental value are probably best to donate, recycle, or dispose of.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
These are items that are meant to be passed down through the generations, and should hold deep, sentimental value.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
While the origin dates of those twin forces are a quirk of fate, the coincidence also is part of a through-line narrative with at least sentimental value to Sherman — who has had hanging in his office a framed copy of the famed photo.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 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 20 May. 2025.
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