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What comes to mind when thinking of reminisce?
Do you remember, say, the 21st night of September? Fantastic. Earth, Wind, and Fire does, too, on their classic hit from 1978, “September.” More than remember, the band reminisces—that is, they share details and express feelings about what they remember: dancing, a bell ringing, souls singing, et al. Reminisce distinguishes itself from words like remember and recollect by implying a casual recalling of experiences long past, often with a sense of nostalgia. Reminisce and its relatives reminiscence and reminiscent all trace back to the Latin verb reminisci, meaning “remember.” Reminisci in turn shares roots with mens, the Latin word for “mind.”
Examples of reminisce in a Sentence
David Wild, Rolling Stone, 13 May 1993
When relatives reminisce about my great-grandfather, they almost always precede it with some reference to his affection for me.
—Donna Tartt, Harper's, July 1992
We had apple fritters, roast chicken, an enormous lunch, with Mrs. Truman talkative, easy, and the President reminiscing and telling jokes.
—Lady Bird Johnson 2 Sept. 1965,,
A White House Diary, 1970
He reminisced with old buddies at his high school reunion.
She reminisced about her time in Europe.
Jack Irvin, People.com, 9 May 2025
On the latest episode of her Good Hang podcast, Poehler reminisced with guest Paul Rudd on the trio's time working on Parks, which Rudd guest-starred on for three seasons, Scott joined in season 2, and Poehler anchored as the series star throughout its seven-season run.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 8 May 2025
Who wants to pontificate about the place, let alone reminisce, when there’s an issue to close?
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
In between songs, Roth reminisced about Van Halen’s early days (and the origins of the song breakdowns in those sets) and, in a very Dave way, the Lieutenant Uhura character in the original Star Trek TV series.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
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“Reminisce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reminisce. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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