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Out of sight, out of mind

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


Example Sentences

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Out of sight, out of mind — until they return once again to overload our circuitry.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2022

“People think, Out of sight, out of mind; the ocean will take care of it, but this stuff piles up,” Dr. Halsband said.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2021

Out of sight, out of mind – but she was not always so retiring.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2020

Out of sight, out of mind, all those decades, huh?

From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2018

Out of sight, out of mind, my brother says.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson