forgetting

Example Sentences

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Wales' new first minister had to book himself into a Premier Inn as his party celebrated its historic election victory - after forgetting his flat keys.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Instead, I vacillated between forgetting all about cancer some days and feeling like death was imminent others, and it was hard to predict what would prompt either extreme.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

“It’s like going to the store and buying a brand new toy that you’re going to end up forgetting about in a week.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Canadians tend to think they are above such smallness, but here we are getting in our own way, forgetting those we lost and disregarding how the crash could have happened in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I was starving just thirty minutes ago, but I now keep forgetting to eat.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller