know by heart

Example Sentences

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“How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?” isn’t a timeless classic that kids are likely to know by heart as they do “The Night Before Christmas.”

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025

More importantly, Petty and Campbell would co-write songs that millions of people now know by heart: “You Got Lucky,” “Refugee,” “Here Comes My Girl.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

At home, the team is beloved as the Steel Roses, which is also the title of their theme song that millions of Chinese know by heart.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023

They have carefully studied national abortion guidelines and they know by heart some protocols established by the World Health Organization.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2023

But Linda wasn’t saying the lines in the script that Joaquin had come to know by heart.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway