flighty

Example Sentences

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He wasn’t a crazed football fan or a flighty 30-something bachelor, but an outdoorsman who loved mountain biking away from the city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Undertaking a new challenge every few years can show employers you’re ambitious, but not flighty.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025

Wrens "are very flighty," he says with a laugh.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024

It ought to be a great role for her but the movie is too shallow and flighty to do her justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Pumpkin was amiable to every horse he met and became a surrogate parent to the flighty ones.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand