whim

Two ravens circled overhead, then flew Northwest, and on a whim I followed them.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

"Why am I moving to London on a whim and pursuing something that's just so out there?"

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The first time Samantha R. went to Burning Man, it was on a whim.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Marc Jacobs might be best known for his catwalk creations, but in 2019, he took on the ambitious project of overhauling a $9.17 million Frank Lloyd Wright–designed property that he purchased on a whim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

His children hugged him, whispered sweet nothings in his ear, and waited on his every whim and fancy.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Sweden’s space program is self-funded, independently of the EU’s programs, and relying on multiple partners, even if they are American, helps cushion against the whims of “one single actor,” Sundeman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

By comparison, meeting with elected elites, whose fleeting power depends on the whims of the populace, reminds him all too much of his own limitations.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Naomi was accustomed to Lisa-Kaindé’s whims long before they became professional artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

It’s just the latest sign that the launch of a whole ecosystem of ETFs has done little to buttress bitcoin against the whims of mercurial investors.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

He was all too familiar with the whims of Lake Washington, from his coxswain days, and the weather on the Oakland Estuary had been typically but frustratingly calm and pleasant.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown