How to Use memorize in a Sentence

memorize

verb
Definition of memorizenext
Synonyms for memorizenext
  • The batter is easy to make and the recipe is a breeze to memorize.
    — Ileana Morales Valentine, Tampa Bay Times, 20 Feb. 2017
  • For Levi, he was inspired to memorize the song lyrics and start off the year right.
    — Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The goal of her class isn’t to memorize the dance steps but to remember how to laugh.
    — Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2017
  • Go ahead and re-read this line three times to memorize it.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2021
  • This is it: memorize their breath and the stretch of your limbs and their sweat on your breastbone.
    — Ella Dawson, Longreads, 18 May 2020
  • So memorize his face now, and get ready to hear lots more about him.
    — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 13 Oct. 2020
  • My goal was to read, write or memorize 28 poems in the month.
    — David G. Allan, CNN, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Of being able to glance at a room and memorize all the details.
    — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • Someone who memorizes the Bible by the age of 16 or 17, there's something there that needs to be dealt with.
    — Chris Eggertsen, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2018
  • One of these Hallmark toasts is easy to find and memorize.
    — Robert Cocuzzo, Town & Country, 25 Apr. 2016
  • To work the bar in these moments was its own game of skill: scan the front row of faces, memorize an order, tune out the jeers from the back.
    — Hazlitt, 21 June 2023
  • It’s one of those numbers — 4,256 — that kids used to memorize.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2022
  • It’s more about teaching them to think than to memorize.
    — al, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The poem does not need to be memorized and should be five minutes or less.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
  • The code to open the safe is underwater, so every agent has to dive down and memorize a part of the code.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2021
  • When the twins were in fourth grade their homework each week was to memorize a new poem.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Players had to memorize and place 12 names of the plaza's scultures and statues on a board map.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The goal is to teach them to do more than simply memorize the types of questions and problems that appear on the test.
    — Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The cast only have eight short weeks to memorize their lines and learn Lawrence’s blocking.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The address book is a thing of the past — jeez, the act of having any phone numbers memorized, besides your own, is a thing of the past.
    — Caille Millner, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Dec. 2017
  • There’s my mom, who believes the recipe is law, to be read, memorized, and always within reach in the kitchen.
    — Lillian Li, Bon Appetit, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The grandparents said that the children are home-schooled, made to memorize long scriptures in the Bible.
    — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Most of us memorized basic math facts like 5+6=11 in grade school.
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Some of the children, the grandparents told ABC News, have tried to memorize the entire book.
    — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Many plan out their outfits and memorize their schedules for the day.
    — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Back in the '40s, Navajo children were trained to memorize things.
    — Shondiin Silversmith, azcentral, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The first game is the glass bridge, which requires contestants to memorize what tiles light up.
    — Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • After a few visits, the hosts and servers will have your name and order memorized.
    — Priya Krishna, Bon Appetit, 6 June 2018
  • For a special occasion, Ed memorized a toast, in German.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Because it is used so frequently, those nine digits are worth memorizing.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024

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