sentimental value
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"There's emotional value in it, sentimental value, and I still look at games that I bought 20 years ago."
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
You could encourage her to distribute any items of sentimental value now, but from what you say, after her house is sold there will be very little left.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Third, it’s a household name, having sentimental value to Chad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
With each passing year, the sentimental value only swells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
No, she said, there was no point in calling the police: the missing items were small things, of sentimental value, and of no use to anyone but herself.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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