half-forgotten


adjective
  1. having been nearly forgotten: a half-forgotten dream

Words Nearby half-forgotten

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How to use half-forgotten in a sentence

  • In my letter case I had the half-forgotten power of attorney that Jaffery had given me at Havre.

    Jaffery | William J. Locke
  • We were returning to a half-forgotten world of farms and fences, roads and railways.

  • Algernon smiled, and put his head on one side, as if trying to recall a half-forgotten fact.

    A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollope
  • Keeping his eyes on the detective's face, he repeated the name as one utters a half-forgotten thing.

    The Art of Disappearing | John Talbot Smith
  • Milburgh was frowning as though he were attempting to piece together some half-forgotten recollection.

    The Daffodil Mystery | Edgar Wallace