- present participle of recollect.
recollecting
Example Sentences
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Recollecting the scene, Ms Norris said Mr Marriott "checked she was breathing, checked there was a pulse, called the ambulance".
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
Recollecting their fight for justice gives me continued hope.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2019
Recollecting trivial and sometimes dull Facebook posts is easier than recalling the same information in a book.
From Scientific American • Jan. 24, 2013
Recollecting his three years of service with the grand old man, McGowan has written an ingratiating book, seemingly almost by inadvertence.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Recollecting the incident years later, she claims she replied: “I think so.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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