know by heart
Example Sentences
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“How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?” isn’t a timeless classic that kids are likely to know by heart as they do “The Night Before Christmas.”
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025
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
What might sound like a form of torture also happens to be a song many of us already know by heart but to which we are generally loath to listen.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2021
In minutes the crowd joins them, including women and children, chanting the lyrics they already know by heart, soccer-themed versions of hits by Credence Clearwater Revival, Oasis, Enrique Iglesias, Maluma and others.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2018
He takes his turn at the podium and recites the “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow” speech from Macbeth, the only lines of poetry he will know by heart for the rest of his life.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
