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Recent Examples of forgetful New York City was the most forgetful city last year, according to Uber. Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025 Rather than trying to navigate life with messy and forgetful parent or being shuttled off to yet another activity as might happen in the other two types of families. Kara Nesvig, Parents, 5 May 2025 The forgetful habit of misplacing or losing essential belongings is a universal experience, resulting in an average person losing approximately four items a month and more than 3,000 in their lifetime. Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025 New York took the top spot as the most forgetful, followed by Miami and Chicago. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forgetful
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Adjective
  • The guy who typically signs off on public statements may be a little preoccupied.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 17 July 2025
  • To examine this, researchers analyzed data from over 700 young adults aged 18 to 30, comparing emotional regulation and dependence levels across three attachment styles: secure, preoccupied and dismissing.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • Everyone was very confused about whether the watch’s band could be resized because only one kind of wrist was shown in the commercial.
    Seth Reiss, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
  • The home appeared on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique houses on the real estate market, and people were a little confused about the interior style.
    TJ Macias July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Police always investigate a drowning to rule out cases of abuse or extreme neglect, but an absent-minded parent accidentally forgetting to lock the pool gate or door to the backyard was unlikely to land them behind bars, Hoskin said.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
  • For absent-minded individuals who are constantly losing their phone or wallet, the Apple AirTag will save the day.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • By that point, both twins had passed out, though Joy is oblivious to any issue at this stage.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
  • Altuve isn’t oblivious to his place on the leaderboard.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • This run – and the exhausted, bewildered looks on the players’ faces throughout it – has no doubt shaped Inter’s odds to win away to Barcelona, which look pretty close to long shot territory.
    Sam Tighe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • In the two years since Tommy Elliott was killed in a mass shooting, Maryanne’s grief has, in turns, left her aghast and overwhelmed, bewildered and incapacitated, grateful and wanting to die.
    Kristina Goetz, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Forgetful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgetful. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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