- present participle of forget.
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
"Sorry! I'm forgetting I have a job to do," Sam apologises.
From BBC • May 14, 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
Most notable was a video for a country-style song about gaining wisdom and then completely forgetting what that wisdom was.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
He’d been distracted for days, forgetting homework, which class he had next, whether he’d already fed Cornelius or not.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
