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sentimental value

noun

  1. the value of an article in terms of its sentimental associations for a particular person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Cannes’ runner-up award, the Grand Prix, went to “Sentimental Value,” a domestic drama about a family of artists directed by Norway’s Joachim Trier, who broke through in 2021 with “The Worst Person in the World,” which earned two Oscar nominations.

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“We recognize that these firearms may hold significant sentimental value to their owners, whether as family heirlooms, historical pieces or personal mementos, and we are doing our best to reunite them with their owners.”

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Jimmy Cricket, whose real name is James Mulgrew, said he was "gutted" when his wellies were nabbed due to their "sentimental value".

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Investigators said the value of the stolen artworks was unknown, but they "have sentimental value to the church and its members".

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Rob thinks people buy plates partly because they have sentimental value, but also many see them purely as assets.

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