recollection
noun
the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
recollections
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pluralof recollection.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We all know recollections may vary, but if he made a fuss about his generosity and happiness for you at your wedding, there will be enough witnesses to attest to the nature of the transaction.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
In addition, dietary information came from participants' own recollections of what they had eaten and drunk.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
In one of the film’s pivotal sequences, Fielder stages a reenactment, based on his recollections, of a meeting with Evans, Holmes, Oppenheim and two A24 executives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Many of Riva’s recollections draw on her mother’s own diaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
This new order of things disgusted him, and he howled dismally for ‘Marmar’, as his angry passions subsided, and recollections of his tender bondwoman returned to the captive autocrat.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
