How to Use from memory in a Sentence

from memory

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  • They are built from memory and desire, and laden with emotion.
    — Camille Bromley, The Atlantic, 18 July 2022
  • So vision and hearing are further away in the brain from memory than smell is.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The story lines of your favorite shows are starting to fade from memory.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • This eye mask is made from memory foam that moulds to your shape and has a smooth ice silk lining for a cooling feel.
    — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Each week provides a snapshot that will likely fade from memory in weeks or months, at best.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • It’s crafted from memory foam and lined with silky smooth fabric that’s breathable and soft.
    — Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Re-creating a recipe from memory takes time, patience and hard work.
    — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • Dodd recites it from memory in Wolverine’s voice with a growl.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The moment stuck with me even as much else about the frenetic three-day event faded from memory.
    — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
  • In an instant, Flo channeled that car karaoke, rapping the first verse of that song from memory.
    — Niela Orr, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Can these drugs also protect the brain from memory and thinking problems?
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
  • And Young playing well down the stretch could erase Week 10 from memory.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Harbaugh went on for two straight minutes, reciting the poem from memory.
    — Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Or the stories that will shape our lives in years to come, when the passing hype of the day's headlines have faded from memory.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
  • Loosely brushed, the portrait was surely painted from memory, not from life.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024
  • It is often used when large blocks of data are transferred from memory to computer.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2023
  • Hack’s recipe is handwritten and loosely recorded in the way someone who cooks from memory might jot it down.
    — Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The 96-year-old stood in the crook of his grand piano and sang out all the lyrics, perfectly, from memory.
    — Richard Barnes, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Some of the details wear ever deeper, like ruts, while others have faded from memory.
    — Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The new works in the Paint it Black series were created from memory.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The disasters that gave rise to that order are today fading from memory.
    — Cyrus Veeser / Made By History, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The curtain, the color of the room — I re-created the room from memory.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Rare’s the pianist who’d play two recitals totaling more than two hours of music, all from memory, in a single day.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Once the camera’s red light goes on, Amaarae slips the device away and recites her questions from memory.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Jamie finishes with Psalm 23, and all three recite the last verse from memory.
    — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2022
  • As your most vital organ, your brain drives everything from memory and focus to mood and learning.
    — Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Made from memory foam, this pillow will cradle your neck and head, giving you a comfortable place to rest your head at the end of a long day.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
  • Layla Layla is slashing prices on nearly all of its stock, from memory foam pillows to bed frames.
    — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Yet the statute itself largely vanished from memory, little used for most of the next century.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
  • Six months later, the pilot has faded from memory, and next week's shiny distraction has taken its place.
    — Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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