given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
Used in a Sentence
sentimental
How to use sentimental in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sentimental.
Editorial note
It's nice the author gets all sentimental about it, but that doesn't make him right.
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Definitions2
Parts of speech1
Quick take
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of sentimental gathered in one view.
effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for sentimental.
adjective
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
adjective
effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
Example sentences
It's nice the author gets all sentimental about it, but that doesn't make him right.
In 2013, I've gotten rid of all but maybe two dozen books with sentimental value.
It's also my first startup -- it has great sentimental value.
And he holds the latter theory to be correct while the former, he finds simplistic, sentimental and broken.
On this vacation, I read a book that made me sentimental for some tech I group up with as a kid, so I went on ebay and ordered a bunch of things.
Also, I used to work a lot on Safari/WebKit, so I guess sentimental value?That being said, I do like the way Safari "feels" a lot more than Chrome.
However if it doesn't have sentimental, monetary, or immediate value, it's gotten tossed at one point.
It's not Apple's fault that you didn't understand what you were doing when you installed beta software onto a device with content of sentimental value.
By becoming overly sentimental, bordering on mawkish, it loses the impact that a frank, thoughtful reflection on the actual event could have had.
The difference between a hotel and a home is that while a hotel may be trashed occasionally by the drunk rockstar, there is nothing sentimental in the hotel room.
It's a strange combination of soap opera, duty, alien otherness and sentimental fondness.
<<I read in one of his biographies that in the latter years he kept a lot of employees, against his son's wishes, who were basically doing nothing for sentimental reasons because they had been with him in the early days.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use sentimental in a sentence?
It's nice the author gets all sentimental about it, but that doesn't make him right.
What does sentimental mean?
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
What part of speech is sentimental?
sentimental is commonly used as adjective.