know by heart

Example Sentences

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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

Many belted out a gospel song that everyone seemed to know by heart: “A God like you” by choir director, rapper and songwriter Kirk Franklin.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

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

"That's what I love," Hanley said, referring to the moment in which the images of the Beatles that fans know by heart suddenly appear right before their eyes.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2023

I also wrote other things I needed to learn for school and things I wanted to know by heart, like spelling words, and math and grammar rules.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez