How to Use recollection in a Sentence

recollection

noun
  • His novel is largely based on his own recollections of his childhood in the inner city.
  • Her recollection of the accident is very different from mine.
  • She has only a vague recollection of her seventh birthday party.
  • Gamundoy no longer has his notes, but stands by his recollection.
    — latimes.com, 8 July 2018
  • In one recollection, though, things didn't go quite so well for the singer.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Dec. 2025
  • My recollection of it all is hazy.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • My recollections of that day are hazy.
    — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Ford says were at the party has any recollection at all of that night.
    — Stavros Agorakis, Vox, 5 Oct. 2018
  • But that choice is more than a way to test our recollection of trivia.
    — NBC News, 9 Dec. 2021
  • What are your recollections of that day?
    — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
  • Heather then gave her recollection of events.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • That recollection was echoed by a friend from Crooks' math book club.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
  • Even photos of me from past times don’t prompt any recollection.
    — Kent Pollock, sacbee.com, 19 June 2017
  • In your recollection, playing on the roof was your idea, right?
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2021
  • In my recollection now, none of them seemed concerned.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • What’s your recollection of the making of that track?
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Due to the haze of excess and lack of sleep, my recollection of the trip is pretty thin.
    — Shanté Honeycutt, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2018
  • While the recollection of her past is painful at times, the overall mood of the book is light and funny.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2021
  • But there’s a lot to be gained from listening to first-hand recollections.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • She’s rocked to learn that her recollection of those crucial details is wrong.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Even so, in the friend’s recollection, Vance was strategic about it.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The woman woke up fine the next day with no recollection of anything that happened.
    — Raquel Rutledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2017
  • The groups did not respond to requests for comment on their recollection of the events.
    — Tal Kopan, SFChronicle.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Told of their recollections, Cadrez paused.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Payne shares his recollections of the day that changed his life, and one that millions will remember.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
  • For some, the recollection remains too painful.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, the man seemed to have no recollection of what had transpired from the day before up through that morning.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 May 2022
  • That wasn't his only recollection of the Trumps.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But the stakes involved, both artistic and social, make these recollections far more than mere yarns.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • She has been given the task of recording Heller’s recollections on video.
    — Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026

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