sentimental
Example Sentences
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“It has been a challenge going from the scandal to relationship to miscarriage to arrest to being pregnant again,” she says as a sentimental melody lilts in the background.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
He is an obvious sentimental favorite; he is trained by Mark Glatt, whose wife of 25 years, Dena, died Feb. 12 from cardiac arrest.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
As a sentimental person with a possible hoarding issue, for me, decluttering can feel devastating.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026
Posting on social media, Bowman said the suitcase contained sentimental items in a jewellery box, including a pinkie ring with her grandfather's ashes in it.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
I caught myself wringing my hands, something I’d only read about in overwrought sentimental stories.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
