absent-minded
Example Sentences
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Smith conformed to the type of the absent-minded professor, but he was worldly enough to unmask the East India Co., a hybrid sovereign ruler and monopolistic business enterprise, as a misgoverned money pit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Many women talk about having "pregnancy brain" or "baby brain", to describe feeling forgetful, absent-minded or having brain fog.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
He has avoided making absent-minded decisions for the most part.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
Musgrove and catcher Austin Nola were among five absent-minded Padres who mistakenly headed toward the dugout with two outs.
From Washington Times ● May 14, 2023
The whole gesture had been carried out in an absent-minded sort of way, but of course, I had spotted the occurrence and had advanced swiftly to remove the offending item.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
