vagaries
Example Sentences
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If they are wiped away, Americans voting by mail will have to rely on the vagaries of the Postal Service to ensure their ballots arrive on time.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026
A once proud, close-knit community has been left to the vagaries of absentee landlords, rising deprivation and residents who often don't want to be here.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
The vagaries of that schedule will require flexibility and depth and will likely force Dos Santos to rotate players in and out of the lineup.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The vagaries of trade figures added around 1.6 percentage points to the overall tally.
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
Everybody was essentially himself—was riotously busy fulfilling the vagaries of human nature.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
