know by heart
Example Sentences
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When we first encounter the couple, they’re roaming the Metropolitan Museum of Art — which, one gets the sense, they know by heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Many belted out a gospel song that everyone seemed to know by heart: “A God like you” by choir director, rapper and songwriter Kirk Franklin.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
At home, the team is beloved as the Steel Roses, which is also the title of their theme song that millions of Chinese know by heart.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
"That's what I love," Hanley said, referring to the moment in which the images of the Beatles that fans know by heart suddenly appear right before their eyes.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2023
I also wrote other things I needed to learn for school and things I wanted to know by heart, like spelling words, and math and grammar rules.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
