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
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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.
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Steadiness, sentimental journeys to fictitious neighborhood joints and check-ins with common characters steered Joel’s direction.
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024
De Sica, a popular actor of Italian comedy, became a director in the sentimental style of Charlie Chaplin, transcending the Marxist ambitions of his screenwriter-collaborator Cesare Zavattini.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
To mark the unique occasion, Hart posted photos of the aircraft up in the air and shared sentimental reflections on Instagram.
—Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
Anthony Mandler helms the sentimental music video, which opens in something along the lines of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, and also stars boxer Tarick Salmaci.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 June 2024
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2024
De Sica, a popular actor of Italian comedy, became a director in the sentimental style of Charlie Chaplin, transcending the Marxist ambitions of his screenwriter-collaborator Cesare Zavattini.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
To mark the unique occasion, Hart posted photos of the aircraft up in the air and shared sentimental reflections on Instagram.
—Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
Anthony Mandler helms the sentimental music video, which opens in something along the lines of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, and also stars boxer Tarick Salmaci.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 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
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