- a variation of absent-minded.
absentminded
Example Sentences
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How nervy — or maybe just absentminded — to rep the Chiefs in this Philadelphia suburb.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2023
Just like Sam to be a little absentminded.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2021
Now, she is a very absentminded child who forgets things and loses things ALL THE TIME.
From Slate • May 21, 2015
If you're as absentminded as me, there is every danger of leaving it on a train or in a taxi.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2014
Madame Manec brushes Marie-Laure’s hair in long absentminded strokes.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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