memoirs
/ (ˈmɛmwɑːz) /
a collection of reminiscences about a period, series of events, etc, written from personal experience or special sources
an autobiographical record
a collection or record, as of transactions of a society, etc
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How to use memoirs in a sentence
His harrowing escape from Vienna when Hitler took Austria in March 1938 is dramatically chronicled in his memoirs.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler | John Henry Crosby | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSachin Tendulkar may be one of the most brilliant players in the sport, but he struggles to liven up his memoirs.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player | William O’Connor | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is the author of Broken Glass, memoirs of a Porcupine, and African Psycho, among others.
His memoirs led Campagnol to a convent at the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli on Murano, where Mr. Casanova had a lover.
The Venetian Nuns Who Ditched Their Habits for High Fashion | Liza Foreman | September 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot just selling the tapes but having them to mine for his memoirs, other foreign affairs books he wanted to write.
Will the Tapes That Destroyed Nixon Help Rehabilitate His Image? | Scott Porch | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Marshal, in his memoirs, asserts that this short campaign was the severest strain he ever underwent.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonDuring his hours of leisure the Marshal wrote his memoirs, which he intended to aid the future historian of the French wars.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThese articles, written with great eloquence and feeling, were subsequently published with her memoirs.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottMadame Roland had continued writing her memoirs until the hour in which she left her cell for the scaffold.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottJames Forbes, in his "Oriental memoirs," relates a striking instance of this kind.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
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