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Recent Examples of whimsical The actress looked stunning on the red carpet, twirling in the floor-length dress, which featured a corset-style bodice with geometric cutouts and a whimsical skirt with an attached train. Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2025 The Scuderia Ferrari driver’s bold, colorful, and whimsical looks have garnered much attention in the style world and earned him the title of ‘champion of style’ as well. Daisy Shaw-Ellis, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2025 The space is full of whimsical touches, like a light fixture crafted from a branch, bed nooks, and an expansive dining table. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025 Original price: $298 (Anthropologie) The Aster Daisy Table Lamp will add a whimsical touch to any room of your home. Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whimsical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whimsical
Adjective
  • To tell the story of a middle-aged man’s impulsive leap into restaurant ownership, he’s gathered an accomplished cast wielding effortless charm.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
  • Could this change in spending from non-essential items to more essential ones mean a realignment away from impulsive internet purchases and toward more bare essentials?
    Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile over at Rolling Stone, David Fear praises the film for staying true to the series’ gentle, eccentric tone that never fails to be filled with empathy.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • This eccentric novel—by turns a workplace comedy, a philosophical inquisition, and a smorgasbord of bodily horror—is given life by Larraquy’s electric prose and by the merciless passions of his characters.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Some of the problems are caused by a volatile economic landscape.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
  • Indian authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of civilians from villages near the volatile frontier.
    Rajesh Roy, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025

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“Whimsical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whimsical. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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