memory lane
noun
: an imaginary path through the nostalgically remembered past
—usually used in such phrases as a walk down memory lane
Visiting the old neighborhood was a walk down memory lane.
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To prompt the conversation, Fallon took a trip down memory lane by showing Sink throwback photos of herself from earlier episodes of Stranger Things.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
This might be a fun ride down memory lane for fans of a certain age, and for everybody else an entertaining look at NFL gear that wound up under the tree during Christmases past.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
Read on to take a walk down Jonas’s real estate memory lane.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
Let’s take a little walk down memory lane.
—Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
This might be a fun ride down memory lane for fans of a certain age, and for everybody else an entertaining look at NFL gear that wound up under the tree during Christmases past.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
Read on to take a walk down Jonas’s real estate memory lane.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
Let’s take a little walk down memory lane.
—Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for memory lane
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“Memory lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memory%20lane. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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