from memory

phrase

: without using notes

delivered the entire speech from memory

Examples of from memory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Product catalogs get updated in one place and referenced from memory in another. — Eshaan Jain, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Eventually, history is taught from history books, but at Commack High School, for now, it's taught from memory. — Doug Williams, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Hampe executed the sixty-one-step process of packing the chute from memory. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

But Jim, who had a photographic memory, could study the script for 10 minutes and then read the entire thing on air from memory. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1760, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for from memory

• emery