Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with recollection in American Collocation
clear
Eliza West was my grandmother and I still have a very vivid recollection of her in her eighties.
To the best of my recollection, the officer’s name was Jackson.
vague
I have a vague recollection of a cloakroom in a house.
pleasant/unpleasant
Painful recollections will intrude which cannot be repelled.
personal
A whole generation has now reached adulthood without any personal recollection of either World War.
from a long time ago
His earliest recollections as a child are of singing simple pop songs around the house.
have/not have a recollection
I have a pleasant recollection of an incident so many years ago.
share a recollection
We would like to thank everyone who has shared their recollections.
keep a recollection
To the last he cherished fond recollections of his student days in Glasgow.
The most chilling section of the book contains his recollections of his childhood with his father and brother.