How to Use keepsake in a Sentence

keepsake

noun
  • We were given books as keepsakes of the trip.
  • Phoebe wanted to keep her corset as a bit of a keepsake.
    Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2022
  • For now, Barnes will keep the mammoth bone as a keepsake.
    Jenna Kunze, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2020
  • According to the Times, Pruitt didn't want to change just the keepsake coin.
    Clare Foran, CNN, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Want to create a special keepsake for a loved one (or the one)?
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2023
  • This isn't the first time William has joked about George asking for a keepsake from work.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Jan. 2019
  • Composed of 60 pieces, the puzzle comes with a keepsake bag and box.
    Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Please drop by to see me from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to hobnob or share one of your precious keepsakes.
    Steven Wayne Yvaska, The Mercury News, 4 July 2019
  • With the ball and cap off to the Hall of Fame, the lineup became Wilkerson’s lone keepsake.
    Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 28 July 2019
  • Families can take the quilt home with them as a keepsake.
    Megan Becka, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The best kind of holiday parties are the ones where guests can take a keepsake home with them.
    Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 16 Nov. 2022
  • His wife walked up to the home and retrieved a keepsake, a square garden stepping stone.
    J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 July 2018
  • What could make a better keepsake of a perfect day in the City of Light than this sparkling emblem?
    Lynn Yaeger, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Place a picture from the trip in the frame to create a unique vacation keepsake.
    Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
  • This keepsake set from Dior comes with 10 scents, ranging from warm and musky to bright and floral.
    ELLE, 19 July 2022
  • The doctors gave Merrill the musket ball as a keepsake.
    Robert Pushkar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The pens are given out as keepsakes for historic events.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2020
  • For royal-wedding watchers glued to their screens, the keepsakes and tchotchkes are a click away as well.
    Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The package allows for one-, two-, or three-night stays, and includes food and drink, trail-ready and keepsake items, and more.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2021
  • This keepsake craft can be completed in the library or picked up as a kit to take home.
    al, 6 Feb. 2023
  • For the keepsake collector Good things are sure to come out of this tiny package.
    Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 9 Nov. 2023
  • On an adjoining wall was a framed keepsake of all of the game tickets from the first season.
    Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Nov. 2020
  • This can either be used as a festive cup for game time or kept as a fun keepsake.
    Olivia Muenter, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Tidy away keepsakes, or even keep your keys safe beneath its hinged lid.
    Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2024
  • After the filming was over, Moyer took his scorebook as a keepsake and walked out in front of the school.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Not just a keepsake, this thoughtful gift can be used to prop up recipe books, tablets, phones and even loose paper.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In this space, rows of books and quirky keepsakes line one wall; and across the room, against the other wall, is the couple’s treasured bunny shelf.
    Essence, 20 June 2024
  • The younger sibling still has a black-and-white photo booth image of the pair from the 2000s, a keepsake that reflects the siblings’ bond in those days.
    Tom Hays, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • For the first time in two decades, there was no keepsake mug or boot or kettle for Christkindlmarket in 2020.
    John J. Kim, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2021
  • Ziplock bags were passed around so that everyone could take a chunk as a keepsake.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024

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