be arbitrary
Example Sentences
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He told BBC Scotland News he had concerns that it could be arbitrary, inflexible and in some cases "very difficult to establish with any great degree of certainty".
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Even people with legal status are wary, Gordo said, because some of the raids appear to be arbitrary and indiscriminate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
Experts say raising awareness and changing policy around things like expiration dates on food packaging, which can be arbitrary, would help, too.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2023
A related concern is that without a judicial system to arbitrate disputes and mete out justice, any resolution would be arbitrary.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
We sometimes complain of the arbitrary power of the Barcalon; but we choose that all our decisions should be arbitrary.
From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by
