forgettable
adjective
for·get·ta·ble
fər-ˈge-tə-bəl 
fȯr-
: fit or likely to be forgotten
a forgettable movie
Examples of forgettable in a Sentence
It was an extremely forgettable performance.
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On an otherwise forgettable night in Los Angeles, Podziemski was a bright spot in the city of stars.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The core cast are forgettable, but the game pulls tricks from older-era Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare and Black Ops by saddling players with alternating POVs of the events just long enough to learn someone’s name before you’re forced to live out their demise.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Long term, there’s a lot to like about where the Pacers stand, but the upcoming season will likely be a forgettable one with star guard Tyrese Haliburton out for the season and center Myles Turner gone without a replacement.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Netflix often seems to commission works that end up as forgettable, mediocre simulacra of Oscar-winning movies or prestige television shows.
—Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The core cast are forgettable, but the game pulls tricks from older-era Call of Duty titles like Modern Warfare and Black Ops by saddling players with alternating POVs of the events just long enough to learn someone’s name before you’re forced to live out their demise.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Long term, there’s a lot to like about where the Pacers stand, but the upcoming season will likely be a forgettable one with star guard Tyrese Haliburton out for the season and center Myles Turner gone without a replacement.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Netflix often seems to commission works that end up as forgettable, mediocre simulacra of Oscar-winning movies or prestige television shows.
—Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forgettable
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“Forgettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgettable. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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