recollected
Example Sentences
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A Korean-American boy’s experience of a world unlike the urban playground of his ordinary life is recollected from the bittersweet perspective of adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Mark Macarro, chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, recollected fellow Native Americans insisting that “Mission Indians” are not like other Indians because they don’t have treaties with the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2024
And even if it is recollected, mechanical recycling struggles with mixed waste streams.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2023
Kershner, the attorney, said that the officer may not have accurately recollected exactly which commands he had given Johnson, but the video shows that Johnson was not complying.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
My nose and mouth recollected Momma’s, but the set of the eyes, those came from Poppa.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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