beyond recall
Example Sentences
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Some memories were beyond recall, even with the photos.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
From the late seventies, when the glamour seemed beyond recall, she sequestered herself in her Paris apartment.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 19, 2015
The basic gist, that once fallen by the wayside “she” is gone beyond recall, remains embedded in our culture.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2013
You're supposed to remember the sights, the sounds, the smells, the roar of the crowd, but those things are all hazy beyond recall.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 26, 2011
What evil it saith I do not know; but I trace here a copy of it, lest it fade beyond recall.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
