erratic

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the 2025 novel “Unfit” by Ariana Harwicz, about a mother losing her children in a custody battle, uses erratic crayon scribbles on its cover.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

But after looking erratic in his driving for most of the session, Antonelli composed himself for his final run and put the car where it deserved to be on the front row.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

But owing to his erratic behavior, one never knows when he will strike next.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Pankaj Nathe joined Sahyadri Farms in the cooperative's early days, and now heads agricultural research and certification, developing grape varieties more resilient to erratic weather.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

During one collaboration, he and Philip Abelson were bedeviled by the erratic performance of an ionization chamber until Abelson noticed that its behavior corresponded to Kamen’s wanderings around the room.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik