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
More importantly, Petty and Campbell would co-write songs that millions of people now know by heart: “You Got Lucky,” “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 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
They have carefully studied national abortion guidelines and they know by heart some protocols established by the World Health Organization.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 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
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