lest we forget
Americanidiom
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we should not forget (often used as a cautionary phrase).
Lest we forget, many large conflicts have started over small, insignificant areas.
Lest we forget, fake news is still with us.
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in case you have forgotten (used facetiously).
The 1980s, lest we forget, was a terrible era for fashion.
Etymology
Origin of lest we forget
Refrain from Rudyard Kipling's poem “Recessional” (1897)
Example Sentences
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If losing your home and its contents — lest we forget about them — would cause you financial distress, don’t get rid of your home insurance.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
And, lest we forget, it was only halftime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
But lest we forget that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, or that the parts extend far beyond the confines of athleticism alone.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
She’s so much more than Johnny Cash’s wife – lest we forget she wrote “Ring of Fire,” after all.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024
And lest we forget what the job was about, Sergeant Bloom told us, “The easiest way to mess up is to leave a lock open.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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