whim

Example Sentences

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Isolated from friends and family, Doe was “essentially at Mr. Glover’s whims” upon moving to Los Angeles, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times

He intended on popping in to say goodbye to C.C., who had been very helpful, but instead, on a whim, he had one last rummage.

From Literature

This was my destiny—to spin gold at the whims of a greedy king for the rest of my life.

From Literature

But as the stock market seemed to be telling us Monday, even a whim of iron can be very, very costly.

From Los Angeles Times

On a whim, I reach for the keyboard again and type “Bermuda” and “spearfishing” into the search engine.

From Literature