Out of sight, out of mind

1. We often forget about things or people who are absent.

Example Sentences

"For many, it is an urgent wake up call to just what is going on in our oceans. But it can no longer be a matter of 'out of sight, out of mind'."

From BBC

It was "locked away in our study... a case of out of sight, out of mind".

From BBC

They also tend to occur away from roads and people, so they’re easily overlooked — out of sight, out of mind.

From Salon

“It’s a tough case, because people are really — are they defending MS-13? Are they defending, you know, someone who’s out of sight, out of mind in El Salvador?”

From Los Angeles Times

"It's a bit like 'out of sight, out of mind' in terms of understanding their danger, compared to more famous ones like Vesuvius," she says on deck, as we watch two engineers winching a robot the size of a car off the ship's side.

From BBC