mercurial
Example Sentences
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But it will have its work cut out to placate the mercurial Republican.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Gorka can be remarkably candid and mercurial for a senior official with such a sensitive remit, according to hours of his public remarks reviewed by ProPublica.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
They are, instead, lacunas to be reckoned with, stemming from the abiding obscurity of human psychology and deepened by the mercurial, ever-fading state of memory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Master of the trivela, lover of a rabona - mercurial and erratic, but show-stoppingly skilful.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
His most important question was whether the mercurial and messianic Teller could manage anybody.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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