flighty
Example Sentences
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A smile thrown in her direction during a parade honoring a visiting king and his princess daughter, a marvelously flighty Miriam Hopkins, almost causes an international incident after the gesture is misinterpreted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Undertaking a new challenge every few years can show employers you’re ambitious, but not flighty.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025
"Today’s young women know that neurotic isn’t cute. Cute isn’t cute. Neither is flustered, madcap, zany, flighty, flaky, harried or hapless - all adjectives that apply to Bridget."
From BBC • Oct. 14, 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
But when Richard Parkers amber eyes met mine, the stare was intense, cold and unflinching, not flighty or friendly, and spoke of self-possession on the point of exploding with rage.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing flighty
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4
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A Streetcar Named Desire
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