How to Use keepsake in a Sentence

keepsake

noun
  • We were given books as keepsakes of the trip.
  • One player waved a white towel, while another grabbed one for a keepsake.
    Greg Bishop, SI.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Tickets come in batches of six to 10 and include keepsake glasses.
    Laura Latzko, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2018
  • It’s shaped like a tower of bakery boxes, and has a keepsake treat—a gingerbread-man charm—tucked inside.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Bienville's belt buckle is no more authentic a keepsake of New Orleans.
    Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • Built in 1922 with both French and Spanish touches, the place is filled with keepsakes from his travels.
    Amy Wallace, GQ, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Bloomberg reports that people are building miniature versions of their beloved houses as keepsakes to display on shelves and coffee tables.
    Liz Stinson, Curbed, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The volume of self-storage units in the country could fill the Hoover Dam with old clothing, skis, and keepsakes more than 26 times.
    Patrick Sisson, Curbed, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Let these examples prove that love and romantic letters are a perfect combination, both a free gift and the ultimate keepsake.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Having a portrait done of your family is a Southern tradition resulting in a keepsake that will last a lifetime.
    Julia Sayers, AL.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Use a tortoiseshell tray on your vanity to hold jewelry or keepsakes, or place a tray on your console table as an elegant catchall for keys, wallets, and spare change.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
  • With this gift, an interviewer speaks with your loved one virtually and turns their memories into a 20-minute audio keepsake.
    Malia Griggs, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
  • As People points out, the stunning piece is no doubt a baptism bracelet, a popular keepsake to remember the religious ritual.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The Artist-In-Residency program offers a poolside ceramics class for guests to create a one-of-a-kind keepsake to take home.
    Vanessa Wilkins, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2024
  • This will be a creative afternoon for the whole family, with all-ages craft, snacks and the opportunity to create a keepsake digital recording all about your special someone.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Phoebe wanted to keep her corset as a bit of a keepsake.
    Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2022
  • For now, Barnes will keep the mammoth bone as a keepsake.
    Jenna Kunze, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2020
  • According to the Times, Pruitt didn't want to change just the keepsake coin.
    Clare Foran, CNN, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Want to create a special keepsake for a loved one (or the one)?
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 4 Jan. 2023
  • This isn't the first time William has joked about George asking for a keepsake from work.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Jan. 2019
  • Composed of 60 pieces, the puzzle comes with a keepsake bag and box.
    Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Please drop by to see me from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to hobnob or share one of your precious keepsakes.
    Steven Wayne Yvaska, The Mercury News, 4 July 2019
  • With the ball and cap off to the Hall of Fame, the lineup became Wilkerson’s lone keepsake.
    Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 28 July 2019
  • Families can take the quilt home with them as a keepsake.
    Megan Becka, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The best kind of holiday parties are the ones where guests can take a keepsake home with them.
    Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 16 Nov. 2022
  • His wife walked up to the home and retrieved a keepsake, a square garden stepping stone.
    J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 July 2018
  • What could make a better keepsake of a perfect day in the City of Light than this sparkling emblem?
    Lynn Yaeger, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Place a picture from the trip in the frame to create a unique vacation keepsake.
    Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
  • This keepsake set from Dior comes with 10 scents, ranging from warm and musky to bright and floral.
    ELLE, 19 July 2022
  • The doctors gave Merrill the musket ball as a keepsake.
    Robert Pushkar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023

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