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
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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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
This Earth sign is also ruled by Venus, and the King is equally sentimental and passionate, believing in love at first sight.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Soft and sentimental, Forrest Gump was, happily, out in the world before social media.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
But as nostalgic as humanity's return to the moon would be, NASA's lunar interests are far from being merely sentimental.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Sentimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentimental. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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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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