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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The waypoint codes range from forgettable – CFNZV is located above Liberty – to the wacky.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Maximus, on the other hand, is mostly bland and forgettable, until a couple of episodes late in the season lean more into comedy with him.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
The main pressure is staying relevant without giving in to the pressures of the moment, which often feel very urgent but are forgettable in the long run.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Johnson, last year’s third-round pick, had a forgettable rookie year.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
His choice of a safe venue made for forgettable television.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Mar. 2024
Several directors before Villeneuve tried anyway: There was David Lynch’s misbegotten 1985 fiasco and a forgettable 2000 TV miniseries.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
Friday’s first game of the series was a forgettable one for Kansas City.
—Zach Welch, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
There's an old joke Lions fans told during the many recent forgettable seasons: someone would leave a couple of tickets under the windshield of their car before heading into the store, figuring someone else would take them as a freebie.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024
Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Maximus, on the other hand, is mostly bland and forgettable, until a couple of episodes late in the season lean more into comedy with him.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
The main pressure is staying relevant without giving in to the pressures of the moment, which often feel very urgent but are forgettable in the long run.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Johnson, last year’s third-round pick, had a forgettable rookie year.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
His choice of a safe venue made for forgettable television.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Mar. 2024
Several directors before Villeneuve tried anyway: There was David Lynch’s misbegotten 1985 fiasco and a forgettable 2000 TV miniseries.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024
Friday’s first game of the series was a forgettable one for Kansas City.
—Zach Welch, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
There's an old joke Lions fans told during the many recent forgettable seasons: someone would leave a couple of tickets under the windshield of their car before heading into the store, figuring someone else would take them as a freebie.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Forgettable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgettable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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