recollective
Example Sentences
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Mike Nichols' direction and Neil Simon's quip hand are faster than the most jaded playgoer's recollective eye.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a 250meditative poem of recollective tenderness wandering through the past; and no poem written on married love in England is more beautiful.
From The Poetry Of Robert Browning by Brooke, Stopford A. (Stopford Augustus)
This boy, who had such difficulty in learning a single Latin word, by repeating it forty times, showed in other instances, that he was by no means deficient in recollective memory.
From Practical Education, Volume II by Edgeworth, Maria
In this instance, it is obvious that we admire the retentive, local memory of Dr. Heberden, merely because it became recollective and useful.
From Practical Education, Volume II by Edgeworth, Maria
Affectionate children will easily extend their recollective memories in the service of their friends and companions.
From Practical Education, Volume II by Edgeworth, Maria
