fail to recall

Example Sentences

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I fail to recall the names of some men I once professed to love, but try as I might, I do not forget those lines.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2018

Studies have shown that a victim of a crime may remember a specific piece of information from the horrid event, such as the attacker's jacket or a strange smell, but fail to recall other details.

From Scientific American • Nov. 30, 2012

Later Eisman would fail to recall what Wing Chau looked like, what he wore, where he’d come from, or what he ate and drank—everything but the financial idea he represented.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

I fail to recall even glancing into her face as she sat fronting me, her hands upon the tiller bar.

From Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France by Parrish, Randall

And we may yet meet at the mansion of Savenaye, in Paris," she went on gaily, "my good uncle and fair cousins, for the King cannot fail to recall his faithful supporter.

From The Light of Scarthey by Castle, Egerton