absent-mindedness
Example Sentences
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Carlos Rivera tells fondly of his cousin’s absent-mindedness, epitomized by the time Edgar realized that one of his savings certificates was missing.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2019
She stood up Lyubomirov again and again, blaming her busy schedule, her absent-mindedness.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 5, 2018
There was no glory in nerdy dishevelment, in tweedy absent-mindedness.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2017
Some of the work of the detectives was to handle simple absent-mindedness.
From Slate • Jun. 12, 2017
Dewey’s dedication to the puzzle had resulted in an uncharacteristic absent-mindedness.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
