How to Use memoir in a Sentence

memoir

noun
  • He has written a memoir of his mother.
  • That’s in some ways the central question of the memoir.
    Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • The legendary actor’s memoir on playing the Fonz and so much more.
    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • What would a memoir written in the Malcolm-style be like?
    Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Roy Clay, Sr. was one of them with his memoir that was published last year.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023
  • The memoir details the life story of the first Black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
    Essence, 20 Sep. 2024
  • There were mixed responses to the book and his memoirs were turned into a movie.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2024
  • Tyler’s lawyers now claim the memoir is protected as free speech.
    Vulture, 3 May 2023
  • The actress recalled going on a few dates with Michael in her memoir.
    Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • And Walt Mossberg was supposed to write his memoir, right?
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This memoir is filled with delicious recipes your MIL will want to try in her kitchen.
    Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Davis also wrote about the killing in his memoir Compton Street Legend in 2019.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023
  • McDonough will also be signing copies of his memoir about the tragedy.
    Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2023
  • Courteney Cox hasn't read Spare, Prince Harry's memoir, yet.
    Town & Country, 27 Feb. 2023
  • In her new memoir, Streisand describes the risks involved in making Yentl.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2023
  • There’s more: These four new memoirs invite us to sit with the pleasures and pains of family.
    Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Pence’s office features a large mahogany desk, on which lie a stack of his memoirs and an open Bible.
    Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 16 May 2024
  • At readings of her memoir, Hit So Hard, fans often tell her the band’s music saved them.
    Candace Hansen, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Ghostface is the latest member of Wu-Tang to get personal and share his story in the form of a memoir.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Staying in 📚 Six memoirs to put you in a Palestinian’s shoes.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • But Vance praises them in his memoir and elsewhere for sticking it out.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Skyhorse picked up the memoir and published it weeks later.
    Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Davis describes himself in his memoir as the only living witness among the four men in the Cadillac.
    CBS News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • More than half a century ago, Charles de Gaulle published the last volume of his memoirs.
    George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024
  • McConaughey's memoir Greenlights had been on the list for 65 weeks and had sold over 3 million copies, Alves shared.
    Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
  • In addition to their decades of friendship, Kudrow wrote the foreword to Matthew Perry's memoir.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Told with the offbeat humor and style that was a signature of so much of Gordon’s work, the memoir doesn’t just focus on the horror.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Samuelsson has written cookbooks and memoirs and been a staple on the Food Network for years.
    Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 22 July 2024
  • Spain includes many life lessons and turning points in her memoir that can be points of encouragement for people still in the thick of their own challenges.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024
  • For Diller, the decision to move forward with a memoir at this stage was ostensibly simple.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024

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