mercurial

Example Sentences

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The mercurial Australian has not played on the ATP Tour since March and barely at all in three years after a series of career-threatening knee and wrist surgeries.

From Barron's

Therein lies a dilemma, because Franco was not an especially compelling orator or a magnetic, mercurial personality after the fashion of Hitler, Mussolini and, you know, others we could name.

From Salon

While the two men's enmity was never completely hidden, Newsom at least appeared to try a bipartisan hug that would keep the mercurial president involved in the costly recovery.

From Barron's

Analysts warn the spat between the two mercurial leaders could have a profound impact on security in the hemisphere.

From Barron's

The AI-generated Angie seems a bit overdone when compared to the more conflicted human original, whose moodiness shifts mercurially between impudence and ambivalence.

From Los Angeles Times