mnemonic

Example Sentences

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His central metaphor is the memory palace, an ancient Greek mnemonic technique that employs spatial imagination to organize and access information.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

For the uninitiated, this saying is a mnemonic device that helps Seattleites remember the names and order of the city’s streets.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Lists are a mnemonic device, and the list I’m offering in this video discussion of the best films I’ve seen so far this year is, above all, a way of rescuing these films from oblivion.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 9, 2023

Bang-bang-bang-bang went the musical mnemonic at 10 to the hour, every hour.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2023

I bet I’ll be the only person laughing in the classroom since Arthur’s ridiculous but super-helpful mnemonic devices will lead me to victory.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera