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adjective

capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood

In a sentence

Six example sentences with capricious, each labelled with its topic.

  • The novel's capricious duke promotes a servant on Monday and exiles him on Friday for the same joke.

    Literature

  • Working for a capricious founder means every roadmap survives until he reads one article on a Sunday night.

    Startups

  • Mountain light is capricious in April: brilliant for ninety seconds, then flat and gray until you pack the tripod.

    Photography

  • The capricious coach changed the starting lineup five times in a month, and the players stopped guessing his reasons.

    Basketball

  • The capricious conductor rehearsed the slow movement all morning, then cut it from the program an hour before the concert.

    Music

  • A capricious minister reversed the road plan twice in a week, once after lunch and once after a phone call.

    Politics

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