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How to use remind in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Remind means to cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person). Example: “I left him a note to remind him to take out the trash.”

Examples of remind by meaning

verbTo cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

  • His eyes were green and every cat I see to this day reminds me of the exact contour of his face.1915, Joseph Conrad, “Author's Note”, in Victory: An Island Tale

nounAn act of reminding; a reminder.

  • Even with successful nights like that, Garth said the death of police dog Quanto in October is never forgotten, but instead serves as a remind that any call could be dangerous.2014 March 30, “EPS canine units track down 7 suspects in 6 hours”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2016
  • Just a remind that you can't just go around comparing situations or people you don't like to Nazi Germany.2023 March 11, @foreverboleyn__, Twitter, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2023

More sentences with remind

  • I left him a note to remind him to take out the trash.From the entry note
  • With a discreet gesture, she reminded him to mind his manners.From the entry discreet
  • He sent me an email last week to remind me about the meeting.From the entry email
  • It’s only a little trinket, but it reminds her of him.From the entry trinket
  • We remind the guests that dealing with this problem is no picnic, and to be patient.From the entry picnic
  • I find that I am constantly reminding you to feed your pets.From the entry constantly
  • "It's your turn," she reminded me, giving me a prod on the shoulder.From the entry prod
  • The trophies on his wall reminding him of his heyday are now just collecting dust.From the entry collect dust
  • The fluttering in her belly reminded her that her child was coming one day soon.From the entry fluttering
  • It was a sappy love song, but it reminded them of their first dance.From the entry sappy
  • She was at some pains to remind the others to read the instructions.From the entry at pains
  • The teacher reminded us to always start the food pyramid with the plants on the bottom.From the entry food pyramid
  • This recipe has a Southwestern flavor that reminds me of my trip to Santa Fe.From the entry southwestern
  • You don't have to remind him; he remembers very well.From the entry remember
  • The shapes of clouds will often remind us of animals.From the entry will
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald never got over Ginevra King's dad reminding him he wasn't a wealthy and needed to aim lower.From the entry wealthy
  • He reminds me of thingy from that film.From the entry thingy
  • A notice was attached to the building reminding the residents about the five hour water shortage that was happening today.From the entry notice
  • Because I have a scrupulous conscience, I sometimes need to be reminded that not everything I do is sinful.From the entry scrupulous
  • Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding.From the entry congratulate
  • He might pay back the money he borrowed without you reminding him, but I wouldn't hold my breath.From the entry hold one's breath
  • Now just remind me how the horse moves again?From the entry horse
  • An expert in the self-inflicted wound, his attacks frequently miss their target in favour of reminding you of his own failings.From the entry self-inflicted
  • She had the motivation, but I reminded her that this was a go big or go home situation.From the entry go big or go home
  • He reminds me of Thingy from that film.From the entry thingy
  • Sue picked a playlist of eighties music for the dinner to remind her wife of that night they met all those years ago.From the entry eighties
  • Our professor then reminded us that a hydrogen ion is merely a proton, and thus we should think about acid-base theory as we consider this problem further.From the entry hydrogen
  • She kindly remonstrated us for allowing our yoga to be so unintentional; she reminded us that it is supposed to be more than mere absent-minded stretching.From the entry unintentional
  • When I realized I'd called my teacher "Mom" again, I made a quick recovery saying that she loves me so much that she reminds me of my mother.From the entry recovery
  • Each of his family members reminded me of a Simpson in some way: his sister was a bit like Lisa and his dad was a bit like Homer.From the entry simpson
  • Many of you other brothers can't deny that American cheese on white bread with yellow mustard is a guilty pleasure that reminds us of our childhood.From the entry American cheese
  • Scenes of utter destruction and inconsolability remind us why war is a bad solution to life's problems. In many cases the (alleged) cure is worse than the disease.From the entry inconsolability
  • Typologies of African religious movements, the authors remind us, cannot feed Eurocentric dialogues and disputes.2026 May 28, Stefania Palmisano, “The Revelation Spiritual Home: A Sociologist Reads the Book by Introvigne and Šorytė”, in Bitter Winter. From the entry eurocentric
  • It reminded me of something I was told as a child.2026 January 15, Shalom Auslander, “They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry compartmentalize
  • In some ways, it reminds me of the inverse of this thing called Gell-Mann Amnesia.2023 January 20, Kevin Roose, “Elon's Crumbling Empire and Generative A.I. Goes to Court”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New…. From the entry Gell-Mann Amnesia effect
  • A sparkling, warm romance that reminds us why the friends-to-lovers trope is superior!2022, Sarah Adams, praise blurb in Allison Ashley, Would You Rather, page 2. From the entry friends-to-lovers
  • He once again reminds us, quite literally, that he is in many ways the ultimate dad.2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC. From the entry poignant

Meaning of remind

  1. verb To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
  2. noun An act of reminding; a reminder.

Full definition of remind

Questions about remind in a sentence

How do you use remind in a sentence?
Remind is used as a verb and noun. For example: “I left him a note to remind him to take out the trash.”
What is a short sentence with remind?
“He reminds me of Thingy from that film.”
What does remind mean?
Remind means to cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: remind (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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