Sentimental has 4 syllables and the stress is on the third syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | I'm not sentimental—I'm as romantic as you are. The idea, you know, is that the sentimental person thinks things will last—the romantic person has a desperate confidence that they won't. | |
| 2. | As the popping sound of the fireworks stopped, it suddenly became quiet around me. The smell of gunpowder somehow put me in a sentimental mood. | |
| 3. | He has completely avoided being sentimental. | |
| 4. | Tom couldn't help but feel sentimental. | |
| 5. | Don't get sentimental. | |
| 6. | Today's young literary enthusiasts are afraid of becoming sentimental. This may be because it is a way that one's heart may be hurt. | |
| 7. | Don't be such a sentimental idiot. | |
| 8. | It has sentimental value. | |
| 9. | Don't be so sentimental. | |
| 10. | Tom avoided listening to sad and sentimental love songs after he and Mary had split up. |