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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are but a memory" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something no longer exists or is no longer relevant, often in a nostalgic or reflective context.
Example: "The days of carefree childhood are but a memory now, replaced by the responsibilities of adulthood."
Alternatives: "are merely a memory" or "are just a memory".
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NetCurrents' heady early days are but a memory now, and so are many of its clients.
Schools, hospitals and a functioning legal system are but a memory.
The structure,stamina and unification for boycotts are but a memory from the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.
How will their market values improve when Malone is gone and the playoffs are but a memory?
The elaborate 10th-floor dining rooms, the employees' solarium, the spotlighted stage, the concert hall and the ground-floor dual show-window are but a memory, if that.
NOW that the Beijing Olympics are but a memory, the spotlight in China is moving to Shanghai as that city gears up to host the 2010 World Expo.
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2007-8 was but a memory and 2016 was within sight.
The Oscars are over; Sundance is but a memory; SXSW has been overrun with musos.
There are many who believe Tyson the fighter is but a memory.
That was on Oct. 22, 1883, and within two seasons, the Academy of Music was but a memory.
The journey, the railway, all of a sudden, was but a memory - deep in a tunnel, and quite out of sight.
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