fickle
Example Sentences
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Like a fickle breeze, no sooner does Mr. Winchester get blowing than he changes course.
“A bunch got signed, but you know, fame is a fickle thing, and you never know what might get played on the radio.”
From Los Angeles Times
Waves are fickle, however, making it impossible to determine their position and wavelengths with 100 percent precision.
From Scientific American
Meeting, exceeding or falling short of expectations can be as fickle as a dice roll; and though the good times are often the product of hard work, they are fleeting.
From Seattle Times
The Sassoon of “Benediction” finds community — fleeting and fickle, but precious nonetheless — in a sphere of gay artists whose work earned them a degree of renown and refuge.
From Los Angeles Times
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