be arbitrary
Example Sentences
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He told BBC Scotland News he had concerns that it could be arbitrary, inflexible and in some cases "very difficult to establish with any great degree of certainty".
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Experts say raising awareness and changing policy around things like expiration dates on food packaging, which can be arbitrary, would help, too.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2023
However, the panel found that the FDA’s subsequent ease of restrictions was likely to be arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedures Act, preliminarily enjoining those later FDA decisions.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2023
He also asserts that Twitter’s process for calculating its user numbers “appears to be arbitrary and ad hoc.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2022
What we have must point the way to what we want, or our procedure will be arbitrary.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
