- present participle of recollect.
recollecting
Example Sentences
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It’s not much in vogue these days to quote Joe Biden, but the former president used to say something worth recollecting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
Greene nearly swooned recollecting the interaction in an interview afterward.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2024
Queen Camilla empathised with Mr Oborne, telling him: "It must be very difficult recollecting it all."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2024
Like the Sto:lo, many Coast Salish groups in the Pacific Northwest have oral traditions recollecting dogs whose coiled undercoats were spun into fibers and woven into elaborately patterned blankets.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 13, 2023
But recollecting how nearly he had lost her, he held her close, saying tenderly, with her cheek against his own, “I’ve got you safe, my Beth, and I’ll keep you so, please God.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
