mercurial
Example Sentences
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The mercurial striker last played for his country in October 2023.
From Barron's
Such uncertainty is the main enticement of this small, mercurial book.
As Simon Elliott describes in his biography “The African Emperor,” Severus was a mercurial and contradictory character, capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity, and always blessed with a sense of the theatrical.
In recent years, the mercurial superstar has faced a number of public and legal dramas.
From Los Angeles Times
Still, China is treading carefully because one of the biggest calculations for them is the mercurial US president, who is due to arrive for a much-awaited meeting later this month.
From BBC
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