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

Though the charges ultimately did not stick, the Internet has a long memory. —Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025

Other cities around the planet had heavy industries and daily traffic jams, but L.A.’s geography furnishes its sky with a long memory. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2025

Sundberg, the current FBI official, said the Bureau has a long memory and a long reach. —Carrie Johnson, NPR, 2 Jan. 2025

Cable Guy The decision to include this little Easter egg shows that someone at Sony has a long memory: The previous anniversary console, a PS4 marking the 20th in 2014, also embraced the gray but didn’t commit to the nostalgia quite so thoroughly. —Mike Dent, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024

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

Rhymes for long memory

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