forgetting

Example Sentences

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The narrative possibilities of willful forgetting allow Balda’s wool-clad characters to extend themselves far past the boundaries of George’s field and into the hearts of younger and older viewers alike.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

It’s a scrubbing of the past, an act of forgetting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

A driver on California's notoriously congested highways put a life-sized dummy in the passenger seat to trick his way into the faster carpool lane, only to get caught for forgetting one detail -- the face.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Emulating Koufax is hard, but forgetting him is unforgivable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

He turned back, “I’m even forgetting why I came. Can you see me tonight, Nat, after you close? I’ve something to show you.”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham