How to Use sentimental in a Sentence

sentimental

adjective
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  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • It’s loaded up with prompts that are sweet and sentimental.
    — Blake Bakkila, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2024
  • After all, what’s more sentimental than your own words of love?
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Raise a glass and share a sentimental toast, then prepare to dig into this decadent twist on French toast.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2023
  • That has always been a dream of mine: to have slow and sentimental songs but also be able to make people jump at concerts.
    — Billboard Italy, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2023
  • At the dinner, Frankie wears a green floral sundress with a pair of sentimental earrings.
    — Charna Flam, Variety, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The late, great Kobe Bryant won five rings in his legendary career, but the one heading to auction this month is perhaps the most sentimental of the quintet.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
  • An easy and popular way to save sentimental flowers is to dry them.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Lockets are one of the most sentimental pieces of jewelry.
    — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Buy creative or sentimental gifts when possible A good gift doesn’t have to cost a lot of money.
    — Kevin J. Ryan, wsj.com, 17 Oct. 2023
  • While the posts are often promotional or comedic, the rapper has penned some sentimental words to his wife as well.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The mother, author, and host is known to share small glimpses of sentimental moments with fans on social media.
    — Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 8 Jan. 2023
  • But the Guardians’ reunion with Gamora, played by Zoe Saldaña, is far from sentimental.
    — Katie Reul, Variety, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Although sentimental items should never be stored in the garage, many people do—along with many other things.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2023
  • And the music is the thing that gives, for me, the movie a coherence, and a sort of sentimental coherence, and also a tension that is being built throughout.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Such books often can be naive and sentimental, especially to a reader like me, whose kids are long past this stage of life.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Any good home design is a balancing act between the strategic and the sentimental.
    — Tessa Watson, ELLE Decor, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Now, the tune has become the song of choice for sentimental and nostalgia-filled posts on Instagram and TikTok and has racked up over five million streams.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Football’s favorite mom shares her best entertaining tips, go-to baking recipes, and the sentimental decor that makes her house feel like home.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2024
  • To this day the aroma of mince pies triggers me into gulping fits of sentimental ecstasy.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023

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