sentiment
Usage
What are other ways to say sentiment?
The noun sentiment refers to a mixture of thought and feeling, especially refined or tender feeling: Recollections are often colored by sentiment. Feeling is a general term for a subjective point of view as well as for specific sensations: to be guided by feeling rather than by facts; a feeling of sadness, of rejoicing. Emotion is applied to an intensified feeling: agitated by emotion. Passion is strong or violent emotion, often so powerful that it takes over the mind or judgment: stirred to a passion of anger.
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City officials in Half Moon Bay echoed that sentiment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
For the day ahead, investors watch for the University of Michigan’s preliminary consumer sentiment index for July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
When news of Sam Neill’s death at the age of 78 broke earlier this week, much of the public sentiment for the late New Zealand actor revolved around his humor and charm.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Although Mexico is at the center of much of the debate, critical sentiment toward Argentina has taken hold among fans from other Latin American countries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
That’s because it was the last sentiment in the world I was thinking of.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
And in 1969, Honduras and El Salvador fought a brief war as sentiments were stirred up by a World Cup qualifying match.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Calls for a memorial began almost immediately, with sentiments intensifying in the years around 1832, the centennial of Washington’s birth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
Is it any surprise that Musk, of all people, is a fan of those sentiments?
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette echoed those sentiments in a social media post adding that "such acts have no place here".
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Our instinctive reactions often have to compete with all kinds of other interests and emotions and sentiments.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing sentiment
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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