whims

Example Sentences

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In her story, we’re all at the mercy of each other’s whims.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

If they bend to the whims of the executive, then their decisions are considered unlawful.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

It depends largely on the whims of traders who whip money in and out of the fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Technically, this is not “Wuthering Heights,” but “Wuthering Heights” in the self-referential quotation marks on the poster, an acknowledgment that Fennell has plunged her fingers into the plot and manipulated it to her whims.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

By the time his favorite band came back to that venue, the Cranes would probably be long gone, living in Ohio or Mississippi or wherever their parents’ whims took them next.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman