Example Sentences

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Taylor was memorizing the role when the COVID-19 pandemic forced theaters to close.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2022

“In OTAs, he was memorizing the vocabulary words, now he’s applying them,” Snead said, comparing learning the playbook to learning a new language.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2016

When I tapped his arm to get his attention, I saw there was a script in his lap and he was memorizing his lines.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2015

My first trip to the Sand Hills was memorizing.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2015

I would think I was procrastinating, when in reality, I was memorizing the geography of the world.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman