forgetting

Example Sentences

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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

Instead, I vacillated between forgetting all about cancer some days and feeling like death was imminent others, and it was hard to predict what would prompt either extreme.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Emulating Koufax is hard, but forgetting him is unforgivable.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"We pre-booked a taxi to take us to the Town Hall, but forgetting there was five of us, didn't request a larger vehicle," Mrs Sanchez said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Ophie couldn’t help feeling, however, that it was desperately unfair, someone so kind and lovely being killed and everyone refusing to talk about her, forgetting her, even.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland