How To Use Memento In A Sentence

An adjoining room is littered with mementos of more recent island history: a rack of antlers, a rusty plow, and an old dentist's chair.
The church’s reception area was decorated with a number of mementos from Crystal’s life, including a tiara, framed pictures of her with loved ones, and an adult-sized pink onesie with feet.
Keepsakes and mementoes top the gift list during the season of celebration.
And as a memento of his last visit, Vasilee took with him the love for Indian instruments like sitar and sarod.
Some of the objects were miniatures especially made for the funeral, and many were deliberately broken, with only a portion interred in the cinerary urns, with the rest perhaps kept as mementoes for the living, he added. Anglo-Saxons honored their dead with mundane household objects

Before leaving HMS York, Caroline was presented with a signed photograph of the ship and given other mementoes to remind her of her time on board.
Much additional information can, however, be learnt from sepulchral sculpture, prints and drawings, paintings and memento mori jewellery.
Tickets are £5 each, and will include a memento of the occasion and a finger buffet / nibbles.
Since the brother [134] of death daily haunts us with dying mementoes, and time that grows old in itself bids us hope no long duration; diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation .... From Chaucer to Tennyson
Mementos: Painted and Photographic Miniatures, 1750-1920" traces the popularity of pocket-size portraits created by greats such as John Singleton Copley and Charles Willson Peale. Don't Miss: July 9-15
There is another memento she keeps safely stored away.
A housekeeper polishes a glass cabinet displaying delicate mementos from Norway and New Zealand.
If my body is destroyed, then I re-form at my memento mori, right? Crossed
Evidence is dispersed among individual tourists and collectors, as personal mementoes.
Of his father there was only one small memento in the room, a photograph taken of him in Hobe Sound astride his favorite polo pony. BLACK EAGLES
The Medallion was simply a memento with pictures of the king and queen and inscription ‘Royal Tour 1947.’
Handwoven baskets, ornamental wooden spoons, lengths of cloth (wrapped around me, head to foot), the admonition that I must not forget to write to them with news of my parents and bava Johnthis combination of gifts and counsel pointedly expressed the full meaning of xitsundzuxo as memento, reminder, and advice, 2 a simultaneously material and oral invocation of memory. Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique
I'm buried under stacks of papers, miscellaneous missives, and mementos.
Roses wither, chocs get eaten, but many a Valentine card gets hoarded away as a precious memento of love.
Ruth, 18, offered to present the painting to Mr Bayley as a memento of York, the floods and the exhibition.
The piece can be preserved as a memento - in the form of a bookmark, used as a tiepin or better still, just remove the thread and you can wear it as a neckpiece.
“You would simply re-form at your memento mori, true, but we have no desire for your honeymoon to end in such despair, so instead we are banning you from—” Crossed
Fifi had already decided on her baby doll and Carla was going through her private box of jewelry and mementos.
I keep a stone as a memento of our holiday.
Yes, it's wedding season, boys, and like it or not, most groomsmen will be receiving some memento from their best wedded pal that will most likely end up in a geegaw drawer, never to be used. Groomsmen Gifts: What Gives?
I'm a pack-rat anyway, so it's just in my nature to keep all kinds of mementos and souvenirs around.
This species is found all over this locality, and a fine drused mass of it will form an excellent memento of the trip. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882
Hani-meijin confesses that the necklace or magatama that Shion is always wearing is not a memento of her mother — it’s something that he dropped that night. Shion no Ou ep 21 « Undercover
They could have been hiding photos and mementos of her somewhere, but I just wasn't born to be a snoop.
The photos will be a permanent memento of your wedding.
He told himself that it was a silly piece of superstition; but, all the same, a strange feeling troubled him; and it seemed as if the fall of these old mementoes of the gallant officer, his dead father, was a kind of portent of trouble to come -- trouble and disaster that would be brought about by his cousin. The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne
There on the windowsill in his room were three shells, knobbed whelks, mementos of his older brother, who had been a fisherman. The Sound Thief « A Fly in Amber
Photographers like Vance captured studio dream and camp reality, treasured as mementos of a personal journey by the forty-niners and their female relatives.
Video coverage of the event will be available as a memento of this memorable occasion.
In front of his desk sits a scale model of the animal that barged its way onstage during his rampageous 2007 production of Ionesco's Rhinoceros; next to it is a memento from Jerusalem. Dominic Cooke: a life in theatre
Numberless mementos are in existence that tell of the intellectual activities of prehistoric man; such mementos as flint implements, pieces of pottery, and fragments of bone, inscribed with pictures that may fairly be spoken of as works of art; but so long as no written word accompanies these records, so long as no name of king or scribe comes down to us, we feel that these records belong to the domain of archæology rather than to that of history. A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume I: The Beginnings of Science
As the poor Flutterer, who by hard struggling has escaped from the birdlimed thorn-bush, still bears the clammy Incumbrance on his feet and wings, so am I doomed to carry about with me the sad mementos of past Imprudence and Anguish from which I have been imperfectly released. Coleridge & Southey Letters
Firmly embedded in his forehead were two human incisors - mementos left by his would be robber.
Searching out the shards of history found in archaeological sites, newspapers, household goods, clothing, personal mementos, folklore, songs, cultural rituals, and buildings, “Ancestors” reveals the secret history of those who were absented from the public history. Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
Readers have brought in their own mementoes of previous days of pomp and pageantry.
Each winning photograph has also been enlarged and framed as a memento of the event.
When I really enjoy a holiday I like to take with me some mementos of my visit.
Even if I wanted such a memento I know we can't afford to waste our money. THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
Organisers hope the finished HMS Victory will be put on display in the town as a permanent memento of the event.
So I think if it's not on there's it probably personal preference, as Sean Dailey said. sean dailey to my knowledge, the special edition of memento is the only film nolan's done a commentary on. i think he just doesn't like doing them. i doubt the "rush" has anything to do with it. Dark Knight Blu-Ray Details? | /Film
Family mementos and photographs were carefully spaced along the mantelpiece above a gas fireplace.
Added to this "the right of peaceably assembling" violently wrested -- the rights of minorities, _rights_ no longer -- free speech struck dumb -- free _men_ outlawed and murdered -- free presses cast into the streets and their fragments strewed with shoutings, or flourished in triumph before the gaze of approving crowds as proud mementos of prostrate law! The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus
They returned delighted, with pens, pencils, rubbers and badges - mementoes from the trip.
At the wedding ceremony Sir George's cousin Edward received the suit as a memento.
In this form tourists could take home a memento of the parades and dances staged by Afro-Cuban cabildos.
I've got a vague idea already: some kind of memento from you that they won't question at the ingoing Customs. TO HIS JUST DESSERTS
There are always soldiers who exult in the kill and keep mementos of their victims.
We lovingly hoard experiences, mementos and packets of demerara sugar. Times, Sunday Times
Therefore examples of mugs, plates and other mementos of this ‘event that never was’ are plentiful and not of great value.
She still has mementos passed on to her from her mother as reminders of the couple's deep love.
Lukas is planning a display room in his new home for his collection of racing trophies and mementos.
In the dark, you couldn't see all the smiling pictures and precious mementos that reminded her of her lost brother.
But whenever I had a nice time, I would take the numberplate off a nearby car, as a memento. Numberplate
In some ways it was like looking at a scrapbook someone had kept with mementos and memories. CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 14: THE CHALLENGE BOX
WAF," he explains, "stands for "'wife acceptance factor,' a term commonly used nowadays that means, simply, you will not have to say, 'Oh, hi sweetheart I took all your mementos down from the shelf and replaced them with this big speaker.' Ellen Sterling: The Sound of Music Just Keeps Getting Better So That Today It Is Astounding
Special handcrafted gold mementos have been awarded to 15 businesses based on the banks of Manchester's city centre canals and waterways to thank them for doing their bit to clean up the city for the Games.
He was also invited to put a memento, a signed copy of the day's programme, into a time capsule that will be buried in the ground.
A grieving mother today told of her despair after thieves stole treasured mementoes of her dead son as she visited his graveside.
More anglers are taking cameras when they go fishing to provide a memento of catches.
The room was stuffed to the gills with trophies and plaques and mementos of the greatest baseball team that ever existed.
Of his father there was only one small memento in the room, a photograph taken of him in Hobe Sound astride his favorite polo pony. BLACK EAGLES
Several priceless collections of mementoes from Ibiza and Corfu were damaged beyond repair.
The memento is a reference to the repeal in 1999 of Depression-era legislation; the repeal overturned core financial regulations, allowed for the creation of Citi and helped feed the Wall Street boom. NYT > Home Page
They can make me into one of those smiley-face fireworks, but do you think they'd be willing to explain to the crowd that I'm being ironic Born helpless, nude and unable to provide for himself, Lore Sjöberg eventually overcame these handicaps to become a moralizer, a morphologist and a memento mori. Alt Text: Ashes to Caches -- Cremation Services for Dead Geeks
All runners will collect a souvenir memento, with trophies for the first three in each of the categories in the 10 km race.
These letters are, above all, mementoes of moments. Staving Off Oblivion
Along the meandering course to the Square there must have been a dozen strangers who bestowed me with personal mementoes, unpinning school pins from their vests and swapping sweaty headbands in solidarity. Archive 2009-05-17
A housekeeper polishes a glass cabinet displaying delicate mementos from Norway and New Zealand.
The poet Percy Bysshe Shelley's heart refused to burn at his cremation, leading his wife Mary, author of Frankenstein, to keep it as a memento in her writing desk until the day she died.
A sketch about patterns, interfaces and polymorphism preceded a discussion of the Memento, Command and Objects for State patterns, which were fine and relatively unambiguous.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers during the Civil War had tintypes made by studio or itinerant photographers to leave as mementos with loved ones and friends or to send home by mail from the front.
The Chichester Cathedral misericord of the amphisbaena is shown to be a memento mori by the surrounding carvings.
Memento (2000): Presaging the somber vibe of the post-9/11 world, anterograde amnesia as a hook for the most cerebrally challenging thriller of the decade. Wired Top Stories
It's not minimalist: there are plenty of knickknacks, mementoes, pebbles, driftwood and flowers. Times, Sunday Times
The director will be presented with a memento for his long years of service.
Each winning photograph has also been enlarged and framed as a memento of the event.
A memento of youth, of halcyon days. But look deeper, beyond the frozen smiles, and there were stories behind the image. LOST SUMMER
Even if I wanted such a memento I know we can't afford to waste our money. THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
Like every family each regiment acquired mementos by which to remember its members and triumphs.
MEMENTO - A mindblower film that's regarded as among the best independent films ever made. Discuss: Who Is the Filmmaker of the Decade…You Decide!
Also at the farewell dinner the team will be presented with a specially commissioned gift as a memento of their visit to Athy.
The memento is a AAA shell casing, which has the following inscription [in Vietnamese]: Osborne, Dale H.
'' I've got to have some kind of memento or other, '' Stankowski added, forgetting the scorecard on which he marked 74-78, more than enough strokes to miss the cut. News digest
Some of the miners gathered a few rocks to take with them, a memento from the place they called home for more than two months. Chile mine rescue underway; 8 hoisted safely to surface
However, he kept several treasured mementos from the expedition, which were inherited by his great-nephew.
They also contract with local women to supply cakes and with local artisans to make Val Day mementos such as carved wall hangings.
Brad, we can't forget to go souvenir shopping! I want a memento to remember Hawaii.
A visit to any tourist town is considered incomplete if the visitors do not purchase a few of these locally-manufactured articles to carry home as mementoes of their visit.
After their stay the couple kept a pile of mementoes of their visit to York, including 1970s Viking Hotel leaflets and even sugar packets, along with their wedding photos.
Memento" (2000) - The disjointed, reverse chronology of this Christopher Nolan film left most viewers feeling as confused and disoriented as lead character Leonard, who suffers from anterograde amnesia, which prevents him from creating new memories. Brandon Sun Online - Top Stories
I retrieved a small piece from the ruins as a memento – an undistinguished chunk of cast concrete decoration.
Fifi had already decided on her baby doll and Carla was going through her private box of jewelry and mementos.
He was a memento mori; all I had to do was melt him down or completely disassemble him. Crossed
He kept a lock of her hair as a memento.
Living with these mementos reconnects us with that moment and fires our memory, and hopefully enriches our lives.
Many hospitals have not taken simple steps to lessen the distress and confusion which dementia sufferers' often feel on being somewhere so unfamiliar – such as making signs large and easy to read, using colour schemes to help patients find their way around unfamiliar wards and not putting family mementoes such as photographs nearby. Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'
No earring memento from the Second Queen to Chagum (as seen in episode 1). Extra: [book 1] Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit « Undercover
After Diana's death, even the queen and Prince Philip allowed themselves to be photographed half-buried in the tacky flowers and mementoes piled up outside the gates of Buckingham Palace; and in another newspaper photograph of 1997, the queen meets the Spice Girls, whose cleavage is more prominent than the bouquet the queen is carrying. Portraying an Enigma
It is, in fact, one of the only unifying characteristics in this exhibition, which runs a gamut of genres from 17th-century Dutch memento mori to the above-named modern and postmodern artists; from Baroque painting to French Impressionism. ArtScene: Top Current Exhibitions in the Southwest (July/August, 2010)
People like to have some kind of memento of a visit, and if it's useful, all the better. THE HARDIE INHERITANCE
People like to have some kind of memento of a visit, and if it's useful, all the better. THE HARDIE INHERITANCE
Did you save photos, art work, poems, cards, mementos and then place and paste them in themed order? Archive 2006-03-01
Suddenly Upham's mementoes started working their way South, carried by Union soldiers on the march and blockade-runners on the prowl. Just Like the Real Thing
He kept a lock of her hair as a memento.
There are stark moments and tender ones, too, echoed in a set cluttered with steel hoops – these could be gravestones or a shrine decorated with mementoes – which John McGrath's direction holds together impressively in the more fragmented second half. Loves Steals Us from Loneliness - review
Here I found what I would call mementoes: snippets of pretty ribbons, jeweled combs, charm bracelets for a very tiny wrist, a pair of bronzed baby shoes, a cigar box full of old pictures, and a hand-painted jewelry box that was also a music box. Into the Garden
His leg had been broken during a brawl at the pub; he had been forced to evict a group of rowdies and they decided that he should be left with this memento of their visit.
The Life of David Gale is a cut above the average brain dead thriller, but it's not a mind-bender on par with the likes of Memento.
After, in the eleventh part of the canon of the mass the priest beateth his breast saying: Nobis quoque peccatoribus, etc., and that signifieth the contrition and repentance that the thief that hung on the cross at the right hand of God had, when he said: Memento mei domine cum veneris in regnum tuum, that is to say: Lord I pray thee that thou be remembered of me when thou comest into thy realm. The Golden Legend, vol. 7
Though more of a conventional policier than a Memento-like parlour game, Insomnia is still remarkable for its intelligence and intensity.
USA Today opined that ‘not since Memento has a movie served up such a provocative mind-bender, and the Sundance winner by first-time filmmaker Andrew Jarecki has the advantage of being true’.
Naturally, he possesses the cliché hallmark of every serial murderer, collecting mementos of each victim along the way.
So, if you are looking for the ShoppingCartMemento class, you could type "SCM", and "Find File" will find it. Archive 2006-08-01
The thriving garden includes photos of about 250 victims, and it's filled with angels and knickknacks and personal mementos. In Death, They've Become Larger Than Life
I am interested in the relationship between large monuments and memorials and small mementos, charms, and keepsakes, and I hope to question some of the set notions about their comparative importance.
After Diana's death, even the queen and Prince Philip allowed themselves to be photographed half-buried in the tacky flowers and mementoes piled up outside the gates of Buckingham Palace; and in another newspaper photograph of 1997, the queen meets the Spice Girls, whose cleavage is more prominent than the bouquet the queen is carrying. Portraying an Enigma
No letter from Denver – no memento from the Klondike, no word even from Wallace, who had gone north with his brother. The Filigree Ball
The sentimental mementos are fine to keep around the house, but the angora cardigans, boxy button-downs, and fit-and-flare dresses that haven't been worn in decades are hogging precious closet space. Amy Tara Koch: A Five-Minute Fix: The Fine Art of Purging Your Wardrobe
Among their number were old friends or acquaintances who wanted to take a last look and perhaps to take home a memento.
All runners will collect a souvenir memento, with trophies for the first three in each of the categories in the 10 km race.
Feinstein worked with a group of five patients who had a rare condition called anterograde amnesia, the same one that afflicted the protagonist of Memento. 2010 April | Spontaneous ∂erivation
The photos will be a permanent memento of your wedding.
There are also excellent prizes on offer for the runners-up and all the contestants receive a memento of their weekend.
More anglers are taking cameras when they go fishing to provide a memento of catches.
Plaanden's indignant disgust, his military splendor was seriously impaired by a huge "hickey" over his left eye, the memento of a well-aimed rock. The Unspeakable Perk
Other kinds of mementoes were stored in lockets and books: locks of hair, painted miniatures, pressed flowers.
Coun Paul Atkinson said if mayors wished to have a memento they should purchase it with their allowances.
We lovingly hoard experiences, mementos and packets of demerara sugar. Times, Sunday Times
Family mementos and photographs were carefully spaced along the mantelpiece above a gas fireplace.
But she always wished she had more mementos from her first two pregnancies. The Sun
On either side the rusting skeletons of dead trucks lined the route like a line of memento mori.
Family mementos and photographs were carefully spaced along the mantelpiece above a gas fireplace.
The only reason I gave begins a chance was due to nolan's involvement (memento is one of my all time favorites). Sound Off: The Dark Knight - What Did You Think?! « FirstShowing.net
Some of the pilgrims take home a bottle of holy water or a memento from the church, conveniently available on the way out. San Juan de Los Lagos: The Virgin, her basilica, her pilgrims, and their exvotos
He kept a lock of her hair as a memento.
Savvy hawkers quickly responded to the demand for mementoes of the dead king. Times, Sunday Times
Mrs Taylor also received a memento of the visit, flowers and a teddy bear that has been named Leon in honour of their special guest.
My abilities had become more reliable since then, but the further I am from my memento mori, the screwier they get. Crossed
He has kept a large number of his paintings and pastels with him, the best of them on the walls of his home - presences manifesting the life of feeling at many periods in his history, and mementoes of a life dedicated to art.
Through the years of detritus in the mementos box on the desk, and under the one good funnel-web. Grouse Diary Entry
Again, the mementos or reminders they offered laid bare the artfulness of history in Shangaan culture. Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique
There are crates filled with trinkets and mementos that have yet to be sorted, placed or stuffed in the attic.
Thankfully, Dick Cheney a master torturer can take his whips and water boards home with him as mementoes of his reign of terror. And the Winner Is … - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
Brown scapulars were distributed as mementoes to each and every one present.
They gave him a watch as a memento of his time with the company.
The rivulets and runnels of Celtic Park are lined with the pictures, mementoes and iconography of former glory.

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