willy-nilly

Example Sentences

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But the cedar waxwings didn’t just descend on the tree willy-nilly.

From Literature

It was against the rules, and I liked rules too much to break them all willy-nilly.

From Literature

Little lopsided houses were scattered willy-nilly, and the only big building was the mill, which stood on the edge of a forest.

From Literature

The reasons for this jobs stagnation aren’t clear, though one culprit might be the uncertainty created by up-down, willy-nilly tariff policy.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can’t blame him, when his supply chain would be vulnerable to willy-nilly tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal