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

But it was still a trip down memory lane as they became Sheila Corkhill and her ex-husband Bobby Grant once more, returning to the close that captured the hearts of so many viewers.

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But a quick walk down memory lane is all that’s needed to remind us that, on average, investors are better off because of creative destruction.

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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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