Words similar to sentimental

Example sentences for: sentimental

How can you use “sentimental” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Let's not be sentimental.
The sentimental favorite.
For sappy sentimental reasons.
It is "a perfectly enjoyable piece of sentimental fiction, straight from those golden days of the 1950s."
Complaints: 1) Gatsby (sung by tenor Jerry Hadley) lacks "the vocal flexibility or top notes to capture Gatsby's sentimental underbelly and heroic decency" (Philip Kennicott, the Washington Post ); 2) it's slow (Gatsby takes 45 minutes to show up).