whim
Example Sentences
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Acting and singing for a living isn’t exactly the most stable profession, and despite his fame, Platt is still at the whims of a changing and increasingly volatile industry.
From Los Angeles Times
Farming requires an enormous amount of working capital each year, and crops are subject to the whims of the weather.
From Barron's
Idiosyncratic, resting wholly on personal whim, and irrevocable.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Russell concludes that the king “became too dependent on his favorites,” substituting their whims for expert advice.
My two sons pulled matching faces of disgust when I offered them Scandinavian salty black licorice with raspberry I’d purchased on a whim in Norway.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
