scatterbrained
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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
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
I confess it was more than a little jarring to see my beloved scatterbrained Mrs. Oliver turned into Fey’s stylish, fast-talking writer on the make.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
I got scatterbrained and stupid; I fumbled little things like my schedule and my shopping list.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2023
Cleve Dobbins was a scatterbrained former Army M.P. in his for-ties.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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