How to Use memory in a Sentence

memory

noun
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  • I seem to have very little memory of that time in my life.
  • The happiness of those times is still vivid in my memory.
  • Dad has a selective memory: he remembers the times he was right and forgets the times he was wrong.
  • The sudden shock jogged his memory and everything came flooding back into his mind.
  • The sight of this car brought back memories of his birth home.
    — David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The memories of the 46 years the men had together are all around him.
    — Andrés González, NBC News, 26 June 2024
  • The most iconic memory here, though, is from that first race in ’78.
    — Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The 2002 loss to Bob Stoops’ group didn’t get a Daniel Moore painting so memories are there to be made.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 15 June 2023
  • The process left a deep wound in both nations’ memories.
    — M. Fahad Humayun, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
  • He is missed by many but my memory of him makes my heart smile.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The area has changed, and so have I. My memories of that time and place are bittersweet.
    — Meta Valentic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • This year is shaping up to be one of the best years for video games in recent memory.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • As Sprouse and Palvin grieve the passing of Magnus, his memory lives on.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
  • Rather he is faced with a more pressing loss — that of his memory.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
  • The wedding, in my memory, is a fuzzy home movie on fast-forward.
    — Joan Niesen, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • These artists have stood the test of time, and their beauty is etched into our memories.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Ideal for the friend who loves a good puzzle and has a soft spot for travel memories.
    — Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The 28-year-old White woman spent weeks in a coma and had no memory of what happened.
    — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • The memory care unit director, Brian Cruz, was on the line.
    — Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • If your memories of the past television season have been lost to the mists of time, don’t worry.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • And Furphy had one of his worst games in recent memory.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Soft Glam Waves As the beachy wave trend becomes a distant memory, soft glam waves are on the horizon for fall 2023.
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Back then, Baker was 35 and feared his last Olympic memory would be that strange and sterile ouster.
    — Jerry Brewer, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
  • Grateful for the wonderful memories, the mistakes and mishaps, and all the miracles along the way.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The memory of that enormous buck haunted me, and two days later my wife and I were back there with food and bed rolls and hope in our hearts.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
  • Rachel McAdams has vivid memories of fitting in to her iconic blue dress from The Notebook.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Yet for Emma Hayes, the woman tasked to get the U.S. back to the top of the medal podium, memories of the 2012 tournament have little to do with gold medals.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • For me, the starting point of all new releases is not a flavor, but rather a memory.
    — Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Use this form to share a memory or photo (or just email them directly back to this email).
    — Rebecca Griesbach | Rgriesbach@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Harold — from Prairie View, Texas, home to a historically Black college of the same name my sister currently attends — brings back memories of going to that small town where everyone gets along.
    — Michael Blackshire, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024

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