forgetful

Example Sentences

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Turner said in a 2018 interview with CBS that he had Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disorder that he said made him tired and forgetful.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

He was forgetful and disorganised and would need guidance making plans, she said.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Instagram and Snapchat were just two of the many platforms that had pledged to help forgetful, regretful netizens save their nominally temporary posts as long-lasting memories.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2024

Professor Margaret Gatz, an Alzheimer’s researcher who’s been at USC since 1979, said she objected to the special counsel calling Biden elderly and forgetful, as if the one guarantees the other.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2024

“For being forgetful? For needlessly troubling the good people of lost and found? I wish they would. Did you get what you needed?”

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older