memento

Example Sentences

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“In the state of Arkansas, we’re a very split Republican Party,” said Crocker, wearing a black cowboy hat in his office, thick with mementos from his decades in the Green Berets.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were the few pathetic mementos of thirty years in other people’s homes.

From Literature

Except I’m not getting a real award, and the last thing I want is a memento.

From Literature

She is moved by the sight of the mementoes left by other pilgrims at the foot of the cross and adds Tom and Lizzie’s things to the pile.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s as heavy as a weight vest, with a zippered pocket in back for the mementos he just traded for and really wants to keep.

From Los Angeles Times