Examples of whimsy in a Sentence
The designer's new line showed a touch of whimsy.
a bit of decorative whimsy
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Director Rhiannon Ragland mostly gets out of the way and lets the script do its work, but plays up the whimsy of the scenario and delivers the pain of things in easy-to-digest doses.
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Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
New exhibits at public gardens across the country have gone all-in on whimsy, through both plantings and garden art.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
Dream plays are difficult to execute—whimsy is easily crushed by clumsy handling.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
The best Korean makeup products boast similarly innovative formulas as their skin-care counterparts, acting as complexion multitaskers—often with imaginative packaging that adds points for function and whimsy.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 July 2025
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Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
New exhibits at public gardens across the country have gone all-in on whimsy, through both plantings and garden art.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
Dream plays are difficult to execute—whimsy is easily crushed by clumsy handling.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
The best Korean makeup products boast similarly innovative formulas as their skin-care counterparts, acting as complexion multitaskers—often with imaginative packaging that adds points for function and whimsy.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 11 July 2025
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“Whimsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whimsy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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