willy-nilly
Example Sentences
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The reasons for this jobs stagnation aren’t clear, though one culprit might be the uncertainty created by up-down, willy-nilly tariff policy.
You can’t blame him, when his supply chain would be vulnerable to willy-nilly tariffs.
Gran sent Viola home to Wales, and the rest of my friends are scattered willy-nilly.
From Literature
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Are top-drawer college football teams and their name, image and likeness collectives simply trying to protect themselves from willy-nilly transfers or are they bullying players to stay put with threats of lawsuits?
From Los Angeles Times
People are no longer buying AI stocks willy-nilly.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.