forgotten

Example Sentences

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On the album, in that context, it was a song to forgotten friends and missing comrades.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers were a few weeks into scripting their upcoming awards show when it hit them: They’d forgotten about the Coldplay kiss-cam couple.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"We talk about Alicia all the time, we cry about her, we laugh about her. It's my point for her to never be forgotten," she said.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

At the end, a line of people stood blinking at the world, amazed at the clarity and detail many had forgotten or, for some, had never known.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

On the other hand, a wandering peddler’s name could easily have been forgotten if it was ever known at all.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock