capricious
Example Sentences
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The deal, she said, likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act’s prohibition on government agencies from acting in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner, and didn’t comply with requirements in the Internal Revenue Code.
These tenacious women have their hands full contending with scant resources, bands of predatory men and, ultimately, the capricious and insatiable demon unleashed across the prairie.
From Washington Post
They argued that the Ross report was “arbitrary and capricious” under a federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act.
From Reuters
Shockley was a heavy-handed, temperamental and capricious manager.
From Los Angeles Times
Liliana’s letters, for example, outline the ephemeral hopes and dreams of a teenage girl, her desires so capricious as to float away.
From New York Times
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