2857 examples of recollect in sentences

I recollect that, about this time, I began to have a lively, though morbid, curiosity, as to what would happen when

With what pleasure and rapture did he listen to his sprightly saillies of wit, his smart repartees, and those pretty nothings which a father, in particular, is fond to recollect and to repeat; at which the most rigid gravity may smile, and which are worth all the understanding of riper years.

" "The back of one of the men, the tall fellow in the brown suit, was broad and squarethe back of someone who is familiar to me, only for the moment I can't recollect whose it resembles."

"Recollect, I am his old master, I added.

Now that I recollect, I remember that Lydia had said she had received a letter from her, therefore she might be able to give you some information.

" "I am English, recollect," I said.

" "Yes," I said meaningly, "I shall recollect it."

But recollect in future that the man who insults an Englishman generally pays for it, and I do not intend to let this pass.

"You do not recollect what a torment I freed you from.

I have not, however, introduced, I believe, any of these terms without at the same time sufficiently explaining them; but, lest the contrary should have taken place, the following explanation of all such terms as I have been able to recollect, and also of common words used by Platonists in a peculiar sense, is subjoined for the information of the reader.

Dreariment is not so frequently met in any of our old writers as Spenser: I do not recollect it in any play before.

At last he gave her up and said to her plainly: "The fit is on you now Silvia to be a fox, but I shall keep you close and in the morning you will recollect yourself and thank me for having kept you now.

Suddenly pretending to recollect a new question, she returned with so much rapidity as to be again in the room before Enrico could anticipate the intention.

She seemed to recollect herself, rose, passed her arm through Argemone's, and walked slowly away.

Turne your braines round and recollect your spirits, And see your Noble friends and kinsmen ready To pay revenge his due.

It was that first called my attention to it, for I well recollect how my father compelled me to present it to my savior.

As near as I can recollect, I was not more than twelve years of age, so did not sell for very much.

There was ever so much more that I've forgotten; but I recollect papa's turning to us children at the end, and saying, 'Now, children, remember when you are repeating things that you have heard against people, that the next thing you'll know you may be prosecuted for what you've said, and have to answer for it in the law courts.'

"I seem to recollect the incident to which you refer," he said after a pause.

The person who told us this did not recollect the name of the street, but men were eagerly haranguing the crowd, talking of General Lecomte, and his having twice ordered the troops to fire upon the citizen militia.

The home they so fondly recollect is in other hands, and yet in itself but little changed.

The business of preparing the advertisement is not quickly concluded, for just as it is put down to their fancy, they recollect another item which has to be added.

[Footnote 4: I do not recollect uttering this expression, and it is not one that I am in the habit of using.

I did not keep a copy of my answer to Mr. Fish, but recollect distinctly the substance of it.

He did not recollect ever seeing more than eight colored children in it.

2857 examples of  recollect  in sentences