plural memos
: a usually brief written message or report : memorandum
Use headlines, bullets, and lists to organize the memo and the proposal.—
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Examples of memo in a Sentence
He sent a memo to the staff.
a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book
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In a June 2025 memo to Health Care Agency Director Veronica Kelley, Sabet noted that county staff failed to report its suspicions of abuse by 360 Clinic to the compliance office and fell short in overseeing the county’s $5 million contract with the vendor.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
The memo includes statements by 24 women who say they were abused by Epstein as minors and 14 who say they were abused as adults.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
The memo, which was also shared with the mayor’s office, also says the prosecutor’s office has finished its legal review of the order.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Graves said that the use of the word drastic in the memo was probably what caused alarm to the changes, saying it was taken out of context.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
The memo includes statements by 24 women who say they were abused by Epstein as minors and 14 who say they were abused as adults.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
The memo, which was also shared with the mayor’s office, also says the prosecutor’s office has finished its legal review of the order.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Graves said that the use of the word drastic in the memo was probably what caused alarm to the changes, saying it was taken out of context.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for memo
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“Memo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memo. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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