Example Sentences

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Yes, they were forgetting some things, but it seemed normal, and otherwise they appeared fine.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

In 1871, abolitionist Frederick Douglass feared Americans were forgetting the Civil War’s impetus - slavery - when he gave a Decoration Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery.

From Washington Times • May 26, 2023

“People were forgetting hockey in India. They loved hockey, but they stopped hoping that we can win,” the Press Trust of India quoted him as saying.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2021

Maybe a drive through America would remind them of things they were forgetting.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2017

Yoyo and her sisters were forgetting a lot of their Spanish, and their father's formal, florid diction was hard to understand.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez