absentminded
Example Sentences
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How nervy — or maybe just absentminded — to rep the Chiefs in this Philadelphia suburb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
Just like Sam to be a little absentminded.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2021
Now, she is a very absentminded child who forgets things and loses things ALL THE TIME.
From Slate ● May 21, 2015
If you're as absentminded as me, there is every danger of leaving it on a train or in a taxi.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2014
He moved because of absentminded politeness, taking a Trout book with him—the one about Jesus and the time machine.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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