memento

Turning from one set of images to the other makes for a haunting memento mori—and also serves as an elegant and affecting segue to Ms. Emin’s recent paintings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

A couple, out for a stroll, asked an AFP journalist to take a photo of them, a memento of a nice date back on their island home.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

The 26-year-old was a short-format star - the Olympic rings tattooed on the inside of his right bicep are a memento of a bronze-medal winning campaign in Tokyo.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

It is a chronicle, an accounting, a memento mori.

From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2025

“Gertrude, that’s a marvelous haircut!” said Alice. memento.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

And now, all of these years later, you feel ostracized from your remaining family and, more than that, you were left with a few mementoes of those formative years and no inheritance.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

She is moved by the sight of the mementoes left by other pilgrims at the foot of the cross and adds Tom and Lizzie’s things to the pile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Ceara says she feels nostalgic about shopping at Claire's and wishes she'd kept some items as mementoes.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025

It may keep mementoes of successes, souvenirs that mark important events, treasured valuable items and things that may seem mundane and trivial to some but give meaning to others.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025

Tucked in between old woolen socks and pants were mementoes: circus bills, a dance card, penny postcards, a few photos.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

In the end, he left them a few sentimental mementos, some collectibles and old photographs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Biles has also filled the home with more personal touches, particularly inside her private office, where she has begun displaying mementos from her decorated gymnastics career.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

It’s as heavy as a weight vest, with a zippered pocket in back for the mementos he just traded for and really wants to keep.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

In his office are mementos his parents collected from reporting trips, including propaganda from Saddam Hussein-era Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

Fifi had already decided on her baby doll and Carla was going through her private box of jewelry and mementos.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez