forgetting
Example Sentences
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The more interesting question is what remains after that forgetting takes place.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
As memory scholar Paul Connerton has argued, some forms of forgetting are not failures but necessary parts of social life.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Congress shouldn’t honor the first Roosevelt lesson by forgetting the second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“When Bobby called asking me to play bass with the Wolf Bros, I thought at the very least, this is going to be a master class in losing self-consciousness and forgetting about fear,” Was said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
“I miss him,” Ophie said, forgetting their unspoken rule, breaking yet another promise.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
