Example Sentences

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And that was lucky because my ever-growing kryptonite is memorizing lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2021

Mnemo-technicians know that memorization becomes easier if one attaches ‘‘colorful’’ things to the items one is memorizing.

From Scientific American • Mar. 14, 2019

How is memorizing that ever going to help anyone?

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2013

“A lot of A.P. is memorizing timelines,” explained Anna Hagadorn, who memorized enough last year to earn a top score of 5.

From New York Times • May 23, 2011

One of the first steps in learning to read music in a particular clef is memorizing where the notes are.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones