be arbitrary
Example Sentences
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He told BBC Scotland News he had concerns that it could be arbitrary, inflexible and in some cases "very difficult to establish with any great degree of certainty".
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
“You don’t want to be arbitrary, cut off a swimming pool, a baseball field and let them stay vacant,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024
However, the panel found that the FDA’s subsequent ease of restrictions was likely to be arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedures Act, preliminarily enjoining those later FDA decisions.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2023
About twice as many said some students are singled out while others are handled lightly, and punishments can be arbitrary and counterproductive.
From Salon • Dec. 22, 2022
In power, such a man will be arbitrary and cruel; out of power, he will be faithless, hypocritical and subservient.
From Public School Education by Müller, Michael
