How to Use forget in a Sentence

forget

verb
  • She forgot how to set up the tent.
  • Don't forget that you have to turn off the light when you leave.
  • I'll never forget the first time we met.
  • He's a forgotten man in the world of politics.
  • Forget about finding a way to escape—there's no way out of here.
  • He's now a forgotten hero.
  • I keep forgetting her name.
  • The pain and misery are impossible to forget.
  • If you're hoping to hear from him soon, forget it, it's not going to happen.
  • Don’t forget to mix in some solids to give the eye a rest.
    Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Round out the group with Billy and Dani—and don't forget the salt!
    Terri Robertson, Country Living, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Just don’t forget to click the on-page coupon to score the full discount.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2023
  • Oh, and don’t forget the black garlic home fries on the side.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
  • So, a lot of folks in the base will – aren’t forgetting those types of things.
    ABC News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Don't forget to drain the main supply line from the house as well.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
  • And the third one, and the most fatal one, is when you’re forgotten.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Please drop me a line at richardhlederer@gmail.com (don’t forget to include the h in the middle).
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Don't forget to reach around the base of the toilet where dust likes to collect!
    Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Don't forget to check out the rest of Amazon's Big Spring Sale.
    K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Don’t forget to use the cool shot at the end to really lock in your style.
    Kylee McGuigan, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Take a trip to the beach Head to the beach and spend an afternoon in the sun (but don’t forget your SPF).
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Worse, freeing-up the $6 billion forgets why it was frozen in the first place.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Don’t forget to use the cool shot at the end to really lock in your style.
    Kylee McGuigan, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Start off small and don't forget to celebrate the small wins along the way.
    Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Auburn fans will not soon forget win No.4 on that list.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Or forget the future, what is that going to look like for the rest of the season?
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Auburn would much rather forget, a 41-12 loss that marked the program’s worst at home in a decade.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Don’t forget to protect your skin from the sun with the right sunscreen.
    Lauren Joseph, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Amanda Seyfried won't forget her Wicked audition process anytime soon!
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That should always be acknowledged and never forgotten.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025

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