from memory

phrase

: without using notes

delivered the entire speech from memory

Examples of from memory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There was so much that went wrong last season that ideally the action on the pitch is quickly banished from memory. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

If leadership can’t enumerate its AI portfolio from memory, the portfolio is too large. — Abhishek Bahl, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Othering victims—by ethnicity, race, religion, nationality, or other characteristics—is typically used by those who kill them to deny their humanity and attempt to erase them from memory. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2026

Various research groups began publishing papers linking mitochondrial biology to everything from memory formation and depression to Alzheimer’s and heart disease. — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for from memory

• emery