memory lane

noun

1. the memory of one's past life likened to a road down which one may travel.

   The class reunion was a trip down memory lane.

Word History and Origins

Origin of memory lane¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

What begins as an unsettling but compelling walk down memory lane quickly becomes a slog toward the inevitable.

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Despite being scared for his first appearance on “Hot Ones,” Owen Wilson conquered the wings of death like a champion, all while traveling down memory lane to discuss his most famous and hardest film projects.

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During the broadcast, Leyva became a story subject herself, inspiring a tender segment that walked viewers down the memory lane of her tenure.

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But thanks to a little bit of magic and a whole lot of nostalgia, it turns out to be a worthy road trip down memory lane.

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After an almost hourlong chase, the pursuit ended near West Memory Lane and North Bristol Street, Sutter said, which is around eight miles from the scene of the shooting.

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