be arbitrary
Example Sentences
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“Of course, no line that the States draw will satisfy everyone. But the Judiciary is not the proper institution to make what would often be arbitrary and highly intrusive athlete-by-athlete assessments.”
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
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
“You don’t want to be arbitrary, cut off a swimming pool, a baseball field and let them stay vacant,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
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
Your aunt behaved with a prudence which in justice I cannot condemn; and you acted with an obedience and submission to your venerable relative which I could not be arbitrary enough to blame.
From Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf by Reynolds, George W. M. (George William MacArthur)
