vagary
an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action.
Origin of vagary
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How to use vagary in a sentence
What the record really shows is just how much the fate of the Presidency is governed by the vagaries of chance.
After all, radically purist ideologies need to be sheltered from the vagaries of the world, and they can be expensive to maintain.
Will Saudi Arabia Execute Guest Workers for 'Witchcraft'? | Michael Schulson | March 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are invested in a longer, more honest view than the vicious vagaries permitted by partisan politics.
Rain storms, hot winds, sweltering intervals of intolerable heat—these were vagaries of nature and might be endured.
The Red Year | Louis TracyEven to those who have not faith, the victories of God's truth over the vagaries of men is an earnest of future triumph.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. Ward
In fact (smiles slightly) Council has not been idle in its own pursuit of Mr. Beardsley's vagaries!
We're Friends, Now | Henry HasseAnd Jaffery especially found perpetual enjoyment in the vagaries of Liosha.
Jaffery | William J. LockeWith all my vagaries, my uncertain emotions, I didn't want just the excitement of an affair, an amorous adventure.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for vagary
/ (ˈveɪɡərɪ, vəˈɡɛərɪ) /
an erratic or outlandish notion or action; whim
Origin of vagary
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