vagaries

Example Sentences

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Sodium-ion technology is notable because it could free batteries from the vagaries of the lithium price cycle, the analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Some lawmakers, seeming to recognize the risks of letting the vagaries of aging and health determine the country’s political fate, have opted to bow out.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

A once proud, close-knit community has been left to the vagaries of absentee landlords, rising deprivation and residents who often don't want to be here.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The vagaries of that schedule will require flexibility and depth and will likely force Dos Santos to rotate players in and out of the lineup.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Even granted the vagaries of spelling in the seventeenth century, why should Newton choose to emphasize this word?

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin