forgetfulness

Example Sentences

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And they had a few tears to wink away, and with them the fancied forgetfulnesses of the absent years.

From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]

Alternating with these periods had occurred sporadic hates, enduring a short hour, and forgetfulnesses lasting no longer than an afternoon.

From The Beautiful and Damned by Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott)

And again, what were the use, since everything bears witness to our essence,—our friendships and enmities, our looks and greetings, our memories and forgetfulnesses, our books and our writing!

From Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm

It is not only the city of many prayers, it is also the city of many forgetfulnesses.

From In the Wilderness by Hichens, Robert Smythe