fickle
Example Sentences
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The weather in early spring can be fickle in the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
He’s also had to learn to quit setting expectations for audiences, which are inherently fickle.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
In fairness to Trump, the public can be fickle.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
New kinds of screens, much smaller than theater screens, had seduced the fickle eyes of Americans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
“Because it suited her. Fire is a fickle thing. No one knows which way a flame will go.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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