caprice
Example Sentences
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But we live now at the intersection of presidential instinct and personal caprice.
The justices should have known their instructions would fall on intentionally occluded ears, because this president is full of caprice, among other things.
From Salon
There are plenty of times you don't want to be exposed to the individual prejudices and caprices of human beings.
From Salon
She relished the indomitable nature of our quirks and caprices, their capacity to survive even egregious catastrophe.
From Los Angeles Times
“Marie-Jeanne became a way to think about the private Fanon,” Shatz said, “his vanity and contradictions, his caprice and his warmth. I felt that through her I could offer a more humane portrait.”
From Los Angeles Times
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