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

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

"When she returned to her home, she no longer recognised it and could not navigate familiar spaces, even forgetting routes between rooms," said Jane.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“I will maintain this repression firmly, but without forgetting that it applies to soldiers who have been in the trenches with us for three years and who are our soldiers.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman