whims

Example Sentences

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In her story, we’re all at the mercy of each other’s whims.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

More reliance on T-bills, however, opens the government to the whims of the market.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

If they bend to the whims of the executive, then their decisions are considered unlawful.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

He recalled a drab maze of run-down buildings inside a vast wooded compound whose tedious daily rhythms moved to the whims of wardens that rewarded the cooperative and punished the defiant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

I cannot ignore the fact that it’s the customers’ sloppiness and idle whims that make me bend and crouch and run.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich