How to Use on a whim in a Sentence

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• Bend a rule, act on a whim, test something new in a bid for gain.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
• Longstreth had picked it up on a whim at Newark airport.
  — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
• Be adaptable, as your plans with friends and loved ones may change on a whim.
  — Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025
• The bag can shift from a backpack to a tote should your needs happen to change on a whim.
  — Hannah Selinger, wsj.com, 1 Oct. 2023
• The story is that vandals cut this beloved tree down on a whim.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2025
• The driver is king: one hand on the wheel, eyes on the horizon, free to turn down that dusty side road on a whim.
  — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
• That may prove beneficial to those who book a trip to the Paris Olympics on a whim.
  — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 10 July 2024
• Biden has come in before on a whim, unannounced, ABC News was told.
  — Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2023
• Then one day, on a whim, popular deejay Ralph Emery flipped the vinyl and played the Rocky Top side.
  — Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
• Again, to be clear, there’s no basis in this notion that Texas could ditch its ties to the United States on a whim.
  — TIME, 1 Feb. 2024
• Users of Meta products are accustomed to the apps being tweaked on a whim.
  — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024
• Mikael Lundblad Lind bought the barn on a whim while driving around the countryside.
  — Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
• Brooks Keebey, of Salem, bought $10 worth of Powerball tickets on a whim.
  — oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
• The two decide to throw caution to the wind and get married on a whim, leading to a whirlwind of emotions.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• Most people aren’t going to go out and drop a sizable chunk of change on a thermal scope on a whim.
  — Amanda Oliver, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024
• As for the name Jasper, Brad admitted that it was decided more on a whim.
  — Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
• Furniture is one thing that should never be bought on a whim.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
• Many have bought headphones or music downloads, gas to drive places on a whim or, like Lee, fast food.
  — Patrick O'Donnell, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2023
• But reading the pilot, Culkin felt drawn to Roman and submitted tapes for that part on a whim.
  — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
• Set clear limits Our limits should not waiver on a whim.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
• During their interview, on a whim, Prince asks Als to write a book with him; Als demurs.
  — Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2022
• After high school, Isaac auditioned for Juilliard on a whim and got in.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2022
• This way, people who are simply walking by can decide to take part on a whim.
  — Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
• The Parks and Recreation alum recalled how they got married on a whim in time for their 10 year anniversary.
  — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Jan. 2025
• The tenant signed the contract, only to leave the property a few months later out of fear that the agency could evict him again on a whim.
  — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
• The two decided to drive out from Thousands Oaks on a whim earlier that day.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• The two decided to drive out from Thousands Oaks on a whim earlier that day.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• The lyrics are threaded with images of a life that’s young, fun, and free: being naked on a beach, flying to Paris on a whim, being drunk at a bar.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
• And many of them were nice enough to, on a whim, crash a high school prom becoming the main players in a legendary night at Eastern Greene High.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
• Alex Ferguson, United’s manager, turned up on a whim in the City Ground car park.
  — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 28 July 2025