How to Use muscle memory in a Sentence

muscle memory

noun
  • So that’s been ingrained in my muscle memory.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And the Senate just doesn’t have that kind of muscle memory.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The squad has changed a lot in the last six months, so not as many players have the muscle memory of this fixture.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In a few short hours, some attendees had flexed their muscle memory to speed run through two-thirds of the game.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
  • My hand twitched toward the phone, muscle memory stronger than willpower.
    — Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • So courage becomes muscle memory—and the old behavior dies on its own.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • When stress and adrenaline are maxed, muscle memory is what saves your partner.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
  • For Allen, selling hot dogs is almost a muscle memory.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • This will strengthen your muscle memory.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Build muscle memory, not just awareness.
    — Maxwell Alles, Forbes.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The thing about Ben and I switching from drums to guitar all night messed with my muscle memory.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The question is whether math matters once muscle memory and adrenaline take over.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The goal was to build the muscle memory (pun intended) of reaching for protein early in the day.
    — Lauren Manaker, SELF, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The footwork focus is meant to create muscle memory.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 18 June 2026
  • Yet for someone with no muscle memory for this sort of fame, Rai seemed entirely unfazed.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • The goal is to build muscle memory before a real emergency.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Cyber leaders build resilience through mindset and muscle memory — not just tech — just like their peers on the playing field.
    — Ray Heffer, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Transition meant a new body but none of the cultural muscle memory that usually comes with it.
    — James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Instead of opening an app or tapping through menus, Timeli relies on muscle memory.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Once the competitiveness comes out, the muscle memory kicks in.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The celebrities will rely on muscle memory more than anything else, since the pros won’t have time to truly choreograph.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Pokémon muscle memory will have experienced gamers take some time to pick a move and watch their partner execute it.
    — Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • There's a muscle memory that's developed.
    — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
  • When vigilance becomes muscle memory, people stop being risks and start being shields.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Hybrid-resilient architecture—local backups that can kick in like muscle memory when the cloud chokes.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The process requires muscle memory, and your fingers need to be familiar with the sensation of applying the right amount.
    — Laura Manzano, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
  • For travelers trying to gauge their risk in crowded airports and on long flights, the answer may be as simple as rebuilding that mask muscle memory.
    — AFAR Media, 8 Jan. 2026
  • His first act was to short-circuit a century of institutional muscle memory.
    — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • These harnesses allow skaters to develop muscle memory and also protect them from injury.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Thankfully, muscle memory kicked in.
    — James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025

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