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Common collocations with recollection in American Collocation

recollection noun

US /ˌrekəˈlekʃ(ə)n/

clear

clear
distinct
vivid

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

dim
faint
hazy
imperfect
vague

I have a vague recollection of a cloakroom in a house.

pleasant/unpleasant

distressing
fond
painful
pleasant

Painful recollections will intrude which cannot be repelled.

personal

autobiographical
personal

A whole generation has now reached adulthood without any personal recollection of either World War.

from a long time ago

childhood
distant
early

His earliest recollections as a child are of singing simple pop songs around the house.

have/not have a recollection

have
have no

I have a pleasant recollection of an incident so many years ago.

share a recollection

share

We would like to thank everyone who has shared their recollections.

keep a recollection

cherish
preserve
record

To the last he cherished fond recollections of his student days in Glasgow.

childhood
event
incident
life
past

The most chilling section of the book contains his recollections of his childhood with his father and brother.