Definition of memory lane
: an imaginary path through the nostalgically remembered past
—usually used in such phrases as a walk down memory lane
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Nothing can give you the feels quite like a walk down memory lane.
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Before the Seminoles host the Tallahassee Regional on Friday, Martin walked members of the media down memory lane.
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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel also stopped by the set for a little trip down memory lane.
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Framing such frolics down memory lane are the embittered recollections of the older, present-day John Marcher, fiercely played by Peter Friedman.
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Longfellow Elementary School in Pennsauken is closing, slated to be demolished in exchange for a community park — but not before alumni, including 92-year-old Bette Bailey, stopped by for a trip down memory lane.
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Some big musical names of that decade will be on hand for a dance down memory lane.
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Now, take a walk down memory lane, and look back at all of Lively’s Met appearances, below.
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Standing in the archives at Hallmark headquarters is a walk down memory lane.
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First Known Use of memory lane
1903
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