Example Sentences

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And finally, as I worked out by tracing genealogies, when nobody was left alive to remember them, the dead person turned into a butterfly, a memory without a rememberer.

From Scientific American • Jan. 5, 2023

On the other hand, Bach is a disarming small-talker; a rememberer of birthdays; a collector of personal factoids he jots onto slips of paper and carries in an etui for later use.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021

Being a parent, I guess, means being a good rememberer.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2018

Mementos presume the ongoing existence of a rememberer.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2016

In the 1,001 Nights, Scheherazade—the rememberer of all the world’s dreams—told stories every night to the king, so he would spare her life.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri