flightiness
Example Sentences
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As if in opposition to her mother’s perceived flightiness, Angel has been steadfastly committed to her rich, guitar-strumming boyfriend, Myles Parrish, for three years.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022
A novel about Daisy would only underscore her flightiness; a novel about Tom would only underscore his selfish swagger.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2021
But to me, that absence of self-command suggests more than mere flightiness.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2016
The 6-second Vine videos built into Twitter, and Facebook-owned Instagram videos and photos, offer marketers many of the same benefits without the flightiness of Snapchat.
From Forbes • Nov. 21, 2013
With the secret and implacable labor of a small ant she predisposed the women of the village against the flightiness of their husbands, who were already preparing for the move.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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