vagary

[US]/ˈveɪɡərɪ/
[UK]/ˈveɡərɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. whim; capricious behavior

Example Sentences

the vagaries of the weather.

all the notional vagaries of childhood

The style of vagary and ghastfulness and the sense of mystery are full of thestory of Allan.

was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy.

The style of vagary and ghastfulness and the sense of mystery are full of thestory of Edgar Allan Poe.

the vagaries of the weather

the vagaries of life

subject to the vagaries of fashion

the vagaries of the stock market

the vagaries of human behavior

the vagaries of fate

the vagaries of love

the vagaries of politics

the vagaries of technology

the vagaries of the economy

Real-world Examples

We did not think it hypocritical to draw over our vagaries the curtain of a decent silence.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

The vagary of Timothy Fairway was infectious.

Source: Returning Home

With an effort the Russian shook off the vagary of his fancy.

Source: Hidden danger

John was a vagabond and had many vagaries.

Source: Pan Pan

Fossil fuels originally promised to free economies from the vagaries of the seasons.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

Because terms are mostly locked in during that time, that exposes turbine-makers to any market vagaries.

Source: Economist Business

Sakamoto seems to have been paying attention to younger filmmakers such as Rikiya Imaizumi, an avid chronicler of the vagaries of modern love.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

" So long as gossip busied itself in coupling their names together, any other vagaries of the doctor's passed unobserved" .

Source: The Mystery of Styles Court

Largely as a result of the vagaries of its historical development, modern English is a maddeningly difficult language to spell correctly.

Source: Illustrated History of English (Volume 2)

The public-debt burden is light, at below 20% of GDP. True, a lot of tax revenue is tied to the vagaries of oil prices.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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