scatterbrained
Example Sentences
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Typical of the movie’s scatterbrained nature is the small drama it creates, then discards, about Guthrie’s past: He lived in Germany for years, though no one seems interested in whether this ended before the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
From that starting point, despite his many successes, there has been a steady pileup of scatterbrained gaffes and mix-ups.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2024
Admirers call the animal “Bullwinkle” or “Rutt,” the latter in homage to a scatterbrained moose from the movie “Brother Bear.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Meanwhile, Hudson turns up her ditz-o-meter to 11, twirling and screaming her way through a performance that should remind Hollywood of her singular scatterbrained talents.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022
Nimue, though scatterbrained and unpunctual, was a good girl in her way.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
