Example Sentences

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More importantly, Joseph seemed convinced that the FDA had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in lifting the in-person dispensation requirement.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Every day, there are stories of researchers seeing their life's work being capriciously destroyed without any thought or consideration for the value they bring to the country's economic and social well-being.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2025

The pursuit for better never ends and capriciously it brings no guarantees of improvement.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

“But I think it unlikely that certifiers would have capriciously changed the death certificate.”

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2021

Although neophyte writers may repeat a simple sentence structure to the point of inanity, most writers go to the opposite extreme and vary their syntax capriciously.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker