How to Use sentimental in a Sentence

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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.
• Some of the items on the list seemed have held clear sentimental value for the people who lost them.
  — Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 June 2022
• 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
• This sentimental gift is a great pick for far-away friends.
  — Nicola Fumo, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2022
• 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
• Comments Spooky season is the most sentimental time of the year.
  — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
• Many of his items have a great deal of sentimental value.
  — cleveland, 29 May 2022
• The plot is sentimental, slow and doesn’t fully make sense.
  — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022
• If your uncle is more about the sentimental gifts, get him a print of his favorite place.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
• Her cries of joy led to a group hug that sent waves of sentimental fervor through the audience.
  — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2023
• He's not known for being overly sentimental, but the chef has a soft spot for his wife Tana.
  — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022
• 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
• So no matter who the favorite is on the tote board, Rich Strike will be the sentimental favorite around the country.
  — Stephen Edelson, USA TODAY, 8 June 2022
• 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
• Place a photo of the deceased or any sentimental item that reminds you of your loved one.
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2022
• For me, there’s one angle of my mother’s face that is just very sentimental for me.
  — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
• It’s loaded up with prompts that are sweet and sentimental.
  — Blake Bakkila, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2024
• The mood seemed sentimental even as the spotlight was shifting to new stars and filmmakers of the moment.
  — Peter Bart, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
• It’s loaded up with prompts that are sweet and sentimental.
  — Blake Bakkila, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
• After all, what’s more sentimental than your own words of love?
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2023
• In her own sleep space, McKissick has hung sentimental works from her travels.
  — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
• 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
• There's a lot of story baked into the sentimental scene.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 28 May 2022
• The project has sentimental roots for Kazan, whose grandfather is the two-time Oscar-winning Elia Kazan.
  — John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
• From sentimental birthday wishes to short and sweet birthday wishes—and even birthday wishes for any dad—this roundup of quotes just might bring a tear to dear 'old dad's eye.
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 1 Feb 2025