How to Use sentimental in a Sentence

sentimental

adjective

• He has sentimental ideas about the past.
• He has a sentimental attachment to his old high school.
• I tend to get very sentimental when I think about my childhood.
• She saved her wedding gown for sentimental reasons.
• Some of the items on the list seemed have held clear sentimental value for the people who lost them.
  — Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 June 2022
• The final moments of the film are touching, sentimental, and will hit any dad right in the feels.
  — Terry Terrones, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2023
• Some tweets are funny, some are sentimental, and even Halle Berry got in on the trend.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2021
• Michael is sort of the one that sparked the whole idea for the museum, so that’s my sentimental favorite.
  — Jacob Gurvis, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2021
• This sentimental gift is a great pick for far-away friends.
  — Nicola Fumo, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2022
• The idea that small acts of kindness can change the world isn’t just a nice sentimental thought — it’s backed by science.
  — Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
• The trailers for the film have been sentimental in nature.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 6 May 2023
• That’s not to say that even the toughest of Bruins don’t get sentimental.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
• Comments Spooky season is the most sentimental time of the year.
  — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
• Many of his items have a great deal of sentimental value.
  — cleveland, 29 May 2022
• The plot is sentimental, slow and doesn’t fully make sense.
  — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022
• If your uncle is more about the sentimental gifts, get him a print of his favorite place.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
• Her cries of joy led to a group hug that sent waves of sentimental fervor through the audience.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2023
• The ones that mean the most have sentimental value rather than book value.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2021
• He's not known for being overly sentimental, but the chef has a soft spot for his wife Tana.
  — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022
• The opening of the gift was a sentimental moment for more reasons than one.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
• The group’s set will likely be a fun and sentimental sing-a-long for everyone in the building packed with hits.
  — cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
• Sure, a cutting board or new set of dishes might not sound like the most sentimental gift out there.
  — Laura Lajiness, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2021
• So no matter who the favorite is on the tote board, Rich Strike will be the sentimental favorite around the country.
  — Stephen Edelson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2022
• The three-strand necklace was one of the Queen’s most treasured and sentimental pieces of jewelry.
  — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
• Fans of the old hotel began to fear an end to their sentimental journey.
  — Dan Barry, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
• Place a photo of the deceased or any sentimental item that reminds you of your loved one.
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2022
• For me, there’s one angle of my mother’s face that is just very sentimental for me.
  — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
• It’s loaded up with prompts that are sweet and sentimental.
  — Blake Bakkila, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2024
• These glimpses of humanity are not treated as sentimental by Spielberg, who himself is Jewish, but as defiant acts of presence in a world built to erase them.
  — Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
• This may be the most sentimental (and vibrato-dominated) vocal Lady Gaga has ever delivered on a record.
  — Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025