How to Use short-term memory in a Sentence
short-term memory
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That seems to be the main rap on her: short-term memory loss.
— George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2020 -
The looks came and came and came, testing even the most un-addled short-term memory.
— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 6 July 2018 -
Having short-term memory helps, and that is in terms of both wins and losses.
— Roger Lockridge, Men's Health, 26 Apr. 2022 -
But the Huskies will have to have a short-term memory and quickly switch gears to ending their trip to the Bahamas on a high note.
— Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 25 Nov. 2021 -
His short-term memory is bad, partly because of the drugs.
— Chris Ballard, SI.com, 2 May 2018 -
In the past couple of years, his short-term memory began to fade, Merry Ward said.
— Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2021 -
My hair came out in clumps, and my short-term memory was terrible.
— Julie Washington, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2020 -
Here's how your brain stores short-term memories for the long term and what happens when that process malfunctions.
— Josh Magness, miamiherald, 1 June 2018 -
Grief has a way of wreaking havoc on short-term memory.
— Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 May 2020 -
James suffered from short-term memory and vision loss and OCD.
— CBS News, 1 May 2018 -
Both long- and short-term memory had taken a severe hit.
— Luke Srodulski, ajc, 2 Sep. 2017 -
Travis has suffered from short-term memory loss and has been unable to work since the accident.
— Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 8 Mar. 2022 -
So much of the fauna on this deserted island relies on the tattered short-term memory of the people in the rest of the country.
— Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Sep. 2017 -
Gentry's short-term memory is still coming back to him.
— Joseph Salvador, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2020 -
A few years ago, Ken began losing his short-term memory.
— Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2022 -
The idea is to improve the ability to remember these short-term memory events.
— Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Apr. 2018 -
Even a five-minute nap shows improved attention and short-term memory.
— Dr. Alicia Zellmer, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2022 -
Jay retired four and a half years ago to care full time for Simone, who is in the advanced stages of the disease and no longer has either long- or short-term memory functions.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2020 -
The IADLs are where a short-term memory deficit will often first become evident.
— Dallas News, 6 June 2021 -
But there was the short-term memory loss, anxiety and depression, Brooke says.
— Mike Freeman, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2021 -
Its performance has long been tied to Apple’s iPhone, which uses its chips for short-term memory.
— Ryan Derousseau, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2018 -
One of the earliest signs of dementia or Alzheimer's disease is short-term memory loss.
— Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Health.com, 8 Mar. 2022 -
Lewerke, as Connor Cook was in 2013, is a third-year sophomore who brushes off mistakes with a short-term memory.
— Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2017 -
The exam lasts 12 to 15 minutes and includes balance tests (walking on a straight line and standing on one foot) and questions that test short-term memory.
— Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2018 -
Lithgow suffers from short-term memory loss, has vision problems, and still needs to take his time when walking.
— Jason Nark, oregonlive, 22 May 2021 -
This stage, out of the degenerative disease’s four stages, is often marked by short-term memory loss and mood changes.
— Jenny Vrentas Morgan Lieberman, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2022 -
My short-term memory is much better than my long-term memory.
— Dan Snierson, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2020 -
Wendy still lives with some complications as a result of the chemo, such as weight loss, lack of energy and short-term memory issues.
— Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2022 -
Now, more than 30 years later, Jim is left with severe brain damage, resulting in short-term memory loss and seizures.
— Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2018 -
According to his son, the outlet explained, Gary was quiet, frugal with money, had few friends and struggled with short-term memory.
— Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
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