sentimental
adjective
sen·ti·men·tal
ˌsen-tə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
1
a
: marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
b
: resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought
a sentimental attachment
a sentimental favorite
2
: having an excess of sentiment or sensibility
sentimentally
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of sentimental in a Sentence
He has a sentimental attachment to his old high school.
She saved her wedding gown for sentimental reasons.
He has sentimental ideas about the past.
I tend to get very sentimental when I think about my childhood.
Recent Examples on the Web
Independence Day Weekend is a sentimental time, an air of wistful uncertainty on the back of my neck this year.
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Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
For the occasion, the queen consort fashioned two looks from one of her go-to designers and accessorized with a sentimental brooch from Queen Elizabeth II’s collection.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 3 July 2024
Within that experience was a strong connection and sentimental attachment to her hair.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 28 June 2024
Composed of two contiguous and mostly undeveloped parcels and priced at $89 million, 370 and 372 Further Lane together offer lots of room to roam—or for the green-thumbed, to plant crops—plus a sentimental history.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 June 2024
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Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
For the occasion, the queen consort fashioned two looks from one of her go-to designers and accessorized with a sentimental brooch from Queen Elizabeth II’s collection.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 3 July 2024
Within that experience was a strong connection and sentimental attachment to her hair.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 28 June 2024
Composed of two contiguous and mostly undeveloped parcels and priced at $89 million, 370 and 372 Further Lane together offer lots of room to roam—or for the green-thumbed, to plant crops—plus a sentimental history.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 June 2024
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sentimental
adjective
sen·ti·men·tal
ˌsent-ə-ˈment-ᵊl
1
a
: marked by feeling or sentiment
b
: resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought
2
: having an excess of sentiment or sensibility
sentimentally
adverb
-ᵊl-ē
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