reminisce
verb (used without object)
to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
reminisced
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past participleof reminisce.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reminisce.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
reminisceverb (used without object)to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
Example Sentences
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“In 2019, we were paying under $100 per show” to be on the floor, Scott reminisced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen reminisced about working two jobs, living with roommates and eating ramen after college.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Walking through, Hajj Ali reminisced on her home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, which she was only able to visit once after an April truce that ultimately failed to stop the fighting.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Others were pulled back to their lab days: “Considering volunteering my services as I have unintentionally killed Desmodesmus cultures many times,” one scientist reminisced on Bluesky.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
But of all the secret punishments that Chacko tormented Mammachi with, the worst and most mortifying of all was when he reminisced about Margaret Kochamma.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
