be arbitrary
Example Sentences
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He told BBC Scotland News he had concerns that it could be arbitrary, inflexible and in some cases "very difficult to establish with any great degree of certainty".
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
“You don’t want to be arbitrary, cut off a swimming pool, a baseball field and let them stay vacant,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024
Experts say raising awareness and changing policy around things like expiration dates on food packaging, which can be arbitrary, would help, too.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2023
A related concern is that without a judicial system to arbitrate disputes and mete out justice, any resolution would be arbitrary.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
What we have must point the way to what we want, or our procedure will be arbitrary.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
