How to Use memoir in a Sentence
memoir
noun- He has written a memoir of his mother.
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The first half of the quote became the title of her 2019 memoir.
— Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2023 -
That’s in some ways the central question of the memoir.
— Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023 -
The legendary actor’s memoir on playing the Fonz and so much more.
— The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023 -
What would a memoir written in the Malcolm-style be like?
— Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023 -
Roy Clay, Sr. was one of them with his memoir that was published last year.
— Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023 -
The memoir details the life story of the first Black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
— Essence, 20 Sep. 2024 -
There were mixed responses to the book and his memoirs were turned into a movie.
— Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2024 -
Tyler’s lawyers now claim the memoir is protected as free speech.
— Vulture, 3 May 2023 -
The actress recalled going on a few dates with Michael in her memoir.
— Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023 -
And Walt Mossberg was supposed to write his memoir, right?
— Steven Levy, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024 -
This memoir is filled with delicious recipes your MIL will want to try in her kitchen.
— Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023 -
Davis also wrote about the killing in his memoir Compton Street Legend in 2019.
— Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2023 -
McDonough will also be signing copies of his memoir about the tragedy.
— Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2023 -
Courteney Cox hasn't read Spare, Prince Harry's memoir, yet.
— Town & Country, 27 Feb. 2023 -
In her new memoir, Streisand describes the risks involved in making Yentl.
— Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2023 -
There’s more: These four new memoirs invite us to sit with the pleasures and pains of family.
— Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023 -
Pence’s office features a large mahogany desk, on which lie a stack of his memoirs and an open Bible.
— Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 16 May 2024 -
At readings of her memoir, Hit So Hard, fans often tell her the band’s music saved them.
— Candace Hansen, SPIN, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Ghostface is the latest member of Wu-Tang to get personal and share his story in the form of a memoir.
— Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2023 -
Staying in 📚 Six memoirs to put you in a Palestinian’s shoes.
— Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023 -
But Vance praises them in his memoir and elsewhere for sticking it out.
— Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024 -
Skyhorse picked up the memoir and published it weeks later.
— Elizabeth A. Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023 -
Davis describes himself in his memoir as the only living witness among the four men in the Cadillac.
— CBS News, 11 Aug. 2023 -
More than half a century ago, Charles de Gaulle published the last volume of his memoirs.
— George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024 -
McConaughey's memoir Greenlights had been on the list for 65 weeks and had sold over 3 million copies, Alves shared.
— Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023 -
In addition to their decades of friendship, Kudrow wrote the foreword to Matthew Perry's memoir.
— Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 Nov. 2023 -
Told with the offbeat humor and style that was a signature of so much of Gordon’s work, the memoir doesn’t just focus on the horror.
— Jenelle Riley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023 -
Spain includes many life lessons and turning points in her memoir that can be points of encouragement for people still in the thick of their own challenges.
— Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024 -
For Diller, the decision to move forward with a memoir at this stage was ostensibly simple.
— Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
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