How to Use fickle in a Sentence

fickle

adjective
Definition of ficklenext
Synonyms for ficklenext
  • He blames poor sales on fickle consumers.
  • But the thing about track and field is it’s a very fickle sport.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 10 May 2022
  • The fate of Jews lies in the fickle hands of government.
    — David Wolpe, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The hot acts change quickly and the fanbase is young and fickle.
    — August Brown, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2019
  • And this brings us back to the fickle nature of football fans.
    — SI.com, 8 July 2018
  • The world is very fickle, but this one just is a total hit.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Whom to sell to once fickle fashionistas have moved on to the next trend?
    — The Economist, 30 Jan. 2020
  • No surprise fickle fans are putting all the blame on Wentz.
    — Rob Maaddi, Star Tribune, 28 Sep. 2020
  • But baseball can be a fickle game, and the fates can spin faster than the best curveball.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The process of getting to the game has proved to him these moments are fleeting and fickle.
    — Kevin Reynolds, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The mind of the pop culture collective is fickle like that.
    — WIRED, 28 July 2023
  • Fashion is fickle, but the ugly-chic shoe has been all the rage for years now.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 June 2022
  • Then again, the future can be fickle in the minor leagues with roster turnover the norm.
    — Steve T. Gorches, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 May 2018
  • Surf conditions can be fickle, day by day and hour by hour, at the best breaks on the globe.
    — New York Times, 20 July 2021
  • But both parties think the youth vote is best described as fickle at this point in the race.
    — Hans Nichols, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • Ah, looks like the flying fickle finger of fate came back to haunt her.
    — Barbara Hijek, Sun-Sentinel.com, 3 May 2017
  • Crypto has proven to be a fickle suitor for chip makers in the past.
    — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Fame is fleeting and fickle, and all of us have seen people get burned by it.
    — Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2023
  • The music business can be fickle and unfair, but so is the world.
    — Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2022
  • But, like the Greek gods, AI can be fickle and fallible.
    — John Asquith, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • But both sources of energy are fickle: winds abate; clouds block the sun.
    — The Economist, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Walz hits Trump as fickle and clearly the jitters are past.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Then, the fickle weather gods must smile on the enterprise.
    — Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The cycling world can be a fickle one, so use that to your advantage.
    — Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 2 June 2022
  • There were also lines in towns and villages in the east and mountains, where turnout has so far been fickle.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021
  • Ad placements are fickle things and can be added or pulled at almost any time.
    — John McCormick, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The world can be very fickle and not welcoming and unkind.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2020
  • The fickle summer winds of Wrigley have long been part of the ballpark’s history.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2024
  • The memories of football fans can be very fickle things.
    — SI.com, 8 July 2018
  • Look, our allies understand that Donald Trump is fickle.
    — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024

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