sentiments

plural of sentiment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sentiments And, as a sign of how sentiments have shifted, a monument was erected in Massachusetts just nine years ago to mark the site of the most famous public hangings – 19 people accused of witchcraft in 1692 Salem. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026 By noon Tuesday, more than 400 people had written remembrances on Facebook, sharing similar sentiments. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Mahsa, a writer and artist in her 30s, relayed similar sentiments. — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026 But within Israel, political sentiments have changed surprisingly little. — Dahlia Scheindlin, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 Jay Ritter, director of the IPO Initiative at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, shared similar sentiments. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026 Strangely, Douglas argued that some of the utopic sentiments of the 1960s are returning. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 His sentiments echoed those of other Haitian community leaders at the event, who said Donalds’ meeting last month in Little Haiti did not include all community leaders. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 But the populist, anti-migrant party – which won big in England’s local elections earlier this year – clearly poses a threat to Burnham, particularly as anti-immigrant sentiments are bubbling to the surface in some parts of the country. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentiments
Noun
  • Who would want the callous world that successfully cloistered the feelings of others?
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Seyfried gets defensive about this, grappling with her own complicated feelings about playing a real person on film.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The technology does not have opinions about its own existence.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Their opinions were decidedly split about whether these tools were useful out of the box, without a ton of oversight and training by the user.
    — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hyman said psychotherapy following a psychedelic experience could nevertheless help patients process powerful emotions, memories, and other psychological effects.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The emotions are real; the sentimental orchestral score by Joseph Trapanese goes overboard.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The series explores the unsettling collision of ancient witchcraft beliefs and modern digital dating culture.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The exhibition highlights how trade routes connected the Arabian Gulf, East Africa, India, China, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of spices, pearls, textiles, jewelry, and religious beliefs.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Drums burst over pirouetting synth chords, while Stel’s wispy harmonies evoke the feeling of coming up on ecstasy.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In the pre-choruses, the chords and background vocals fill the spaces around Swift’s fragmented, stop-start lead vocal, creating an infectious call-and-response flow.
    — David Penn, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That doesn’t just ease the minds of residents, the HOA president told the Herald, but equips them with data that could be used in potential litigation.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The world is vast and people’s minds are just these amazing maelstroms, for good or for ill.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Every year, Noting’s fan community elects a community board observer, a volunteer who attends the company’s quarterly board meetings and presents customers’ views on products and launches to its directors.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Alkaline water appeared as a purple blob on top-down and side views of the harbor.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Sentiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentiments. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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