capricious

Example Sentences

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That’s a quintessential example of an agency action that’s unlawfully arbitrary and capricious.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

In her ruling, she said the government's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk was "likely both contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious."

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

What will June bring at the venerable but capricious Long Island venue?

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

His unofficial retirement was partly chosen, partly imposed by a capricious industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

The Italian, whose head covered with patent leather curls aroused in women an irrepressible need to sigh, dealt with Amaranta as with a capricious little girl who was not worth taking seriously.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez