scatterbrain

Example Sentences

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The recommendation says she was "a bit scatters" - a scatterbrain, in other words.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

This is my voice, this is how I act, this is my scatterbrain behavior.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2018

The youngest is something of a scatterbrain, picking up a piece of string here, a dead bird there.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2016

Our personalities meet in the middle with a balance of caprice and control: We play against type when it comes to writing, as the poet is the taskmaster and the military officer is the scatterbrain.

From Salon • May 25, 2015

“I’m not the scatterbrain I was. You may trust me. I’m sober and sensible enough for anyone’s confidante now.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott