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What comes to mind when thinking of reminisce?
Do you remember, say, the 21st night of September? Fantastic. Earth, Wind, and Fire does, too, on their classic hit from 1978, “September.” More than remember, the band reminisces—that is, they share details and express feelings about what they remember: dancing, a bell ringing, souls singing, et al. Reminisce distinguishes itself from words like remember and recollect by implying a casual recalling of experiences long past, often with a sense of nostalgia. Reminisce and its relatives reminiscence and reminiscent all trace back to the Latin verb reminisci, meaning “remember.” Reminisci in turn shares roots with mens, the Latin word for “mind.”
Examples of reminisce in a Sentence
David Wild, Rolling Stone, 13 May 1993
When relatives reminisce about my great-grandfather, they almost always precede it with some reference to his affection for me.
—Donna Tartt, Harper's, July 1992
We had apple fritters, roast chicken, an enormous lunch, with Mrs. Truman talkative, easy, and the President reminiscing and telling jokes.
—Lady Bird Johnson 2 Sept. 1965,,
A White House Diary, 1970
He reminisced with old buddies at his high school reunion.
She reminisced about her time in Europe.
Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Ansari has reminisced on his time working with Scott, too, and has relayed stories of what a joy Scott could be to work with.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
Every Thursday, a regular gang of Forest’s European Cup winners, now in their sixties and seventies, would meet for lunch in Nottingham to reminisce and chat about football or the world in general.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
John's daughter, Laura Abendshien, also reminisced about living in the now-famous house during the holiday movie's shoot.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Reminisce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reminisce. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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