fickle
Example Sentences
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Working with stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, director Kristoffer Borgli is less interested in matters of compatibility than the fickle calculus of cancellation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It’s an unusual hot streak for a middle-aged man working in a notoriously fickle and youth-obsessed industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
In fairness to Trump, the public can be fickle.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
So that's the thing, it's quite a fickle game, World Cups, especially T20 World Cups.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
“Your fickle hands, much like your tiny brain, have trouble grasping things,” Darkness said to Seed Collector.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.