long memory

noun

: the ability to remember things that happened long ago

elderly people with long memories

Examples of long memory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And, for those pop fans with a long memory, Kylie paid the ultimate tribute to Madonna and her supporters by wearing a shirt emblazoned with the icon’s name, continuing a mutual appreciation society that can be traced back decades. —Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024

China’s actions across Asia has shown the country has a long memory for past slights and long-standing territorial losses. —Craig Hooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

Ireland is a country with a long memory, but a patchy one. . . —Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 12 Feb. 2024

One of his granddaughters, Amanda Mustard, turned into a talented photojournalist and filmmaker with a long memory. —Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023

The good news for Scherzer is that while baseball may have a long memory for players accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, pitchers caught doctoring baseballs have typically walked away without long-term consequences. —Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023

Enter Email Sign Up No one needs a long memory to recall the 34-year-old Marchand’s past playoff incidents. —Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023

Tennessee Representative Andy Ogles is learning the hard way that the internet has a long memory, as people called him out for an old Instagram post showing his infant son holding a gun. —Tori Otten, The New Republic, 29 Mar. 2023

This idea, though, makes some women’s basketball advocates with a long memory cringe. —Billy Witz, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023