mercurial

Example Sentences

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As Cassio, both Jake Roxander and Andrew Robare were notably cocky and mercurial.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

In recent years, the mercurial superstar has faced a number of public and legal dramas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

He follows Britain's Keir Starmer, France's Emmanuel Macron and Canada's Mark Carney, as they recoil from the mercurial policies of Trump, who is also expected to visit from March 31.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Fourth was the mercurial Arwel Thomas, who was the star man for Swansea and whom Henson tried to learn off when starting out as a young player.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Under the punishment inflicted by the Council his mercurial spirit had fallen low and he had become the apathetic wretch the sight of whom had so much shocked Bigwig.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams