forgettable

Example Sentences

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The Janet Jackson that “Control” unleashed on the world was a teenager shaking off the dust of two forgettable pop albums and a misguided elopement with another pop star, James DeBarge, when she was 18.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Bottom of the table and 11 points adrift of safety, it has so far been a truly forgettable League One campaign so far for Port Vale.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

She was first nominated in supporting for “Twice in a Lifetime,” an otherwise forgettable Gene Hackman film.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Still, while their songs became popular standards, the musicals of the 1930s were hampered by forgettable books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

They had seemed dull and forgettable then, but Ophie yearned for one more dinner of beans and fatback with corn bread, Daddy telling stories of the rail yard as they ate.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland