Example sentences for: mnemonics

How can you use “mnemonics” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Mnemonics were life-preservers in the stormtossed educational seas of my youth.

  • Indeed, visual mnemonics were used by classical orators so they could speak without notes.

  • We collect and preserve mnemonics, however redundant, as insurance against embarrassing lapsus memoriae . They are not foolproof.

  • Conversely, who remembers the bass clef lines and spaces (with, respectively, the insipid “ G reat B ig D ogs F ight A nimals” and “ A ll C ars E at G as” )? The treble clef lines are only a bit more memorable (“ E very G ood B oy D oes F ine” or “ E very G rizzly B ear D igs F igs” ); its spaces' notes, at least, crisply spell face . Who knows how many musical aspirations have been dashed against the bass clef, for want of adequate mnemonics?

  • Even the best mnemonics are not free of drawbacks.


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