- past participle of forget.
forgotten
Example Sentences
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Canada has sometimes been referred to as the "forgotten host" of this World Cup, but for the men's national team and its supporters, the performance during the tournament will be an unforgettable high-water mark.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
We wanted to talk about our rivalry, which has been kind of forgotten in modern time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
Some wondered whether he had forgotten he had a concert to conduct or had ripped his trousers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026
The discovery points to a forgotten chapter in the history of humans and wolves, one that hints at experiments in coexistence that never ultimately produced the dogs we know today.
From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026
Nine, at this point, was quite irritated with the half-dead fox, who seemed not only to have failed to follow their clearly mapped-out plan but to have forgotten it altogether.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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