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Recent Examples of flighty Florence Viala, a company member since 1994, brings a flighty self-assurance to the central role of Lyubov. Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 For as motivated as Dreux is, Alyssa is equally flighty. Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025 After all, the film’s emotional fulcrum lies in Gromit sacrificing his beloved marrow to save his flighty master’s life. 4. Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025 Or are they plagued by all the same problems of online dating — flighty matches, algorithms designed to keep you on the apps, and a lot of heartache and dissatisfaction? Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for flighty
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Adjective
  • Willie Garson brought ample laughs in Freaky Friday as Evan, an excitable patient of Curtis' Tess.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • In the emotionally complex role of Bert, Jonathan West gives a winning turn that’s all heart – just like a Golden – and makes a great team with Jamie Elvey’s excitable but pragmatic Trixie.
    Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • David Ketchum, the goofy comic actor and prolific TV writer best known for squeezing into such stuffy spaces as vending machines, trash cans and airport lockers as Agent 13 on the fabled sitcom Get Smart, has died.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
  • But his fiery presence on the court—and goofy persona off it—have made Medvedev a fan favorite.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But as Trump appears to ignore court decisions and high-level administration officials are suggesting suspending the writ of habeas corpus, Bolick is nervous the United States is heading toward authoritarianism.
    Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Students, meanwhile, often get nervous about asking for clarification or diving deeper into a topic in front of their peers.
    Shelbie Witte, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Alcaraz and Sinner are early enough in their careers that debates around their legacies feel silly.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Evans described Steve as goofy, silly, and full of charm, with a love for food and people alike.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The girls are giddy; excited about their adventure.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The East German guards, many still in uniform but without their lethal machine guns, seemed amused, almost giddy.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Bodyguard of Lies, an investigation into the United States’ bloody, costly, and ultimately futile war in Afghanistan, will open theatrically for a limited run in New York on September 12, before bowing on the Paramount+ platform on Sept. 23.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
  • But given the likely futile nature of the Braves' remaining games at that point, he might unofficially be done for the year.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025

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“Flighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flighty. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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