The scatterbrained chef forgot to add salt, tasted the soup, and then left the pot simmering unattended.

The project suffered delays because a few scatterbrains kept misplacing important documents.

The scatterbrains in our study group forgot to bring the textbooks to the meeting.

Despite her best intentions, Jenna was such a scatterbrain that she often left her phone at home and showed up late to meetings.

Her scatterbrainedness caused her to miss the deadline, despite her good intentions.