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Definition of sentimental in English: sentimentaladjective sɛntɪˈmɛnt(ə)lˌsɛn(t)əˈmɛn(t)l 1Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. she felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her Example sentencesExamples - Venezuela was chosen as his final destination for sentimental reasons - it's his mother's birthplace and where he grew up.
- Probably not the best solution if you have a sentimental attachment to the dress.
- ‘All I had was a pink rattle that I kept for sentimental reasons,’ she said.
- Wanting it back for sentimental reasons we had a trace put on it.
- Marlene did have a sentimental attachment the place they were in now, but she was like that.
- In fact, it's about the only item of clothing that I keep for purely sentimental reasons.
- He claims sentimental reasons for the purchases.
- He had no sentimental attachment to the planet or the two girls whatsoever.
- Although her father had passed away a number of years ago she explained that her mother had kept his car for sentimental reasons.
- Other employers keep poorly performing employees for purely sentimental reasons, like they knew their relatives.
- But for sentimental and historical reasons, they are worth a fortune.
- I would try selling the pendant first to a cousin, but, despite being a family heirloom, I don't have a great sentimental attachment to it.
- This picture is published purely for sentimental reasons.
- I have never entertained a sentimental attachment to the poverty or hardships my ancestors endured.
- Voters were told to consider among other items melody, lyrics, some historical reason, and even sentimental motives.
- The only barrier, as they see it, is a vague, sentimental attachment among consumers towards natural cork.
- I never seriously envisaged going back there, even if it did cross my mind for sentimental reasons.
- In fact, he bore neither a religious nor a sentimental attachment to Zionism.
- I still have a deep sentimental attachment to the union.
- Her parents, thinking the gloves were for sentimental reasons, hadn't said a word.
Synonyms nostalgic, tender, emotional, dewy-eyed, misty-eyed, affectionate, loving soft-hearted, tender-hearted, soft, soft-centred informal soppy - 1.1 Having or arousing feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way.
I'm a sentimental old fool Example sentencesExamples - Or, is it being overly sentimental about a pile of bricks and mortar?
- Peter was not a sentimental person - in public he wasn't - but he had an honesty in his songwriting that just touches you.
- He likes France, but he goes too far in getting sentimental about it.
- Some are too sentimental for my taste, and some are descriptions, not stories.
- Deep down, he is one of the most sentimental people I know, but it is not in his nature to show it externally.
- There is nothing crass or sentimental about these tales.
- I am betraying little if I say that the piece concludes with two happy couples and much sentimental claptrap.
- Managers often become sentimental about products, hoping that sales will pick up when the market improves.
- Not to get overly sentimental, but it's a true hero's journey.
- The film isn't sentimental about death, the propagation of species, or other biological occurrences.
- We all exchanged awkward hugs and tried not to get too sentimental.
- Call me sentimental if you wish, but this was something I had to do.
- Perhaps he was just being overly sentimental, but he felt at peace here.
- Or maybe it's just because I'm often at my most sentimental at breakfast time.
- I'm usually not very sentimental about old things that I don't use anymore.
- Sometimes Derek needed to be a bit more sentimental.
- Guys can be caring, even sentimental at times - believe it or not.
- It's also for sentimental people who cry when they see something lovely.
- Tell everyone it's best not to get too sentimental about pets.
- She has now played four tournaments and won three of them, but there is very little sentimental about her.
Synonyms mawkish, over-sentimental, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, sugar-coated, syrupy romantic, hearts-and-flowers, touching, pathetic British twee informal slushy, sloppy, mushy, weepy, tear-jerking, schmaltzy, cutesy, lovey-dovey, gooey, drippy, sloshy, soupy, treacly, cheesy, corny, icky, sick-making, toe-curling British informal soppy North American informal cornball, sappy, hokey, three-hanky trademark Mills-and-Boon
Derivatives adverb sɛntɪˈmɛntəli I did not mind leaving that particular house, though I ran through it sentimentally on the last day and blessed each bare scrubbed room for the happy times I'd known there. Example sentencesExamples - The film-makers have clung sentimentally to the sweet, silly formula that made the original series an enduring favorite for more than 33 years after its debut.
- The attic had been abused by years of shoving boxes full of stuff into it - stuff that was cluttering up the living spaces downstairs but was too valuable, sentimentally to throw out.
- The enclave remained politically and sentimentally attached to Portuguese Timor, but not geographically.
- She suggested that she and her sister would go over and clear out the apartment as I was to sentimentally attached to be doing it.
Definition of sentimental in US English: sentimentaladjectiveˌsɛn(t)əˈmɛn(t)lˌsen(t)əˈmen(t)l 1Of or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. she felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her Example sentencesExamples - Wanting it back for sentimental reasons we had a trace put on it.
- In fact, he bore neither a religious nor a sentimental attachment to Zionism.
- Her parents, thinking the gloves were for sentimental reasons, hadn't said a word.
- He claims sentimental reasons for the purchases.
- The only barrier, as they see it, is a vague, sentimental attachment among consumers towards natural cork.
- Marlene did have a sentimental attachment the place they were in now, but she was like that.
- I have never entertained a sentimental attachment to the poverty or hardships my ancestors endured.
- This picture is published purely for sentimental reasons.
- Probably not the best solution if you have a sentimental attachment to the dress.
- ‘All I had was a pink rattle that I kept for sentimental reasons,’ she said.
- I would try selling the pendant first to a cousin, but, despite being a family heirloom, I don't have a great sentimental attachment to it.
- Although her father had passed away a number of years ago she explained that her mother had kept his car for sentimental reasons.
- Voters were told to consider among other items melody, lyrics, some historical reason, and even sentimental motives.
- I never seriously envisaged going back there, even if it did cross my mind for sentimental reasons.
- In fact, it's about the only item of clothing that I keep for purely sentimental reasons.
- Other employers keep poorly performing employees for purely sentimental reasons, like they knew their relatives.
- He had no sentimental attachment to the planet or the two girls whatsoever.
- I still have a deep sentimental attachment to the union.
- But for sentimental and historical reasons, they are worth a fortune.
- Venezuela was chosen as his final destination for sentimental reasons - it's his mother's birthplace and where he grew up.
Synonyms nostalgic, tender, emotional, dewy-eyed, misty-eyed, affectionate, loving soft-hearted, tender-hearted, soft, soft-centred - 1.1 (of a work of literature, music, or art) dealing with feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia, typically in an exaggerated and self-indulgent way.
Example sentencesExamples - She has now played four tournaments and won three of them, but there is very little sentimental about her.
- Deep down, he is one of the most sentimental people I know, but it is not in his nature to show it externally.
- Perhaps he was just being overly sentimental, but he felt at peace here.
- I'm usually not very sentimental about old things that I don't use anymore.
- Sometimes Derek needed to be a bit more sentimental.
- Or maybe it's just because I'm often at my most sentimental at breakfast time.
- The film isn't sentimental about death, the propagation of species, or other biological occurrences.
- Managers often become sentimental about products, hoping that sales will pick up when the market improves.
- Tell everyone it's best not to get too sentimental about pets.
- We all exchanged awkward hugs and tried not to get too sentimental.
- Peter was not a sentimental person - in public he wasn't - but he had an honesty in his songwriting that just touches you.
- It's also for sentimental people who cry when they see something lovely.
- He likes France, but he goes too far in getting sentimental about it.
- Or, is it being overly sentimental about a pile of bricks and mortar?
- Guys can be caring, even sentimental at times - believe it or not.
- Not to get overly sentimental, but it's a true hero's journey.
- Call me sentimental if you wish, but this was something I had to do.
- There is nothing crass or sentimental about these tales.
- I am betraying little if I say that the piece concludes with two happy couples and much sentimental claptrap.
- Some are too sentimental for my taste, and some are descriptions, not stories.
Synonyms mawkish, over-sentimental, overemotional, cloying, sickly, saccharine, sugary, sugar-coated, syrupy - 1.2 (of a person) excessively prone to feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.
I'm a sentimental old fool
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