How to Use whim in a Sentence

whim

noun

• It's hard to predict voters' whims.
• Many a band sink beneath the whims of its ebbs and flows.
  — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
• On a whim, Jess Wade typed out her first Wikipedia page five years ago.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2022
• And then all of us have to adjust when the airlines change their rules at whim.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
• And those old Yankees tapes aren’t played on a whim, either.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Aug. 2022
• Mattie Friberg, 25, applied to Date Lab on a whim last year.
  — Prachi Gupta, Washington Post, 14 July 2022
• But the position’s longevity depends on the whims of who’s in charge.
  — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2024
• Get lucky at the whim of the algorithm — cross your fingers and just upload.
  — Danny Garcia, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022
• All other rights are at the whim of whoever is running the state.
  — Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 12 Dec. 2022
• Yet streaming is still conducted at the whims of the majors.
  — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
• How did humans start catering to the whims of canines rather than the other way around?
  — Sam Apple, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• Their first gig was almost a whim, after a friend asked them to perform.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022
• Brooks Keebey, of Salem, bought $10 worth of Powerball tickets on a whim.
  — oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
• While in the air, a dedicated team will cater to your every whim.
  — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2023
• The trip itself was pure whim: Freddie had planned to travel to Japan but couldn’t get a ticket.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
• My garnish might not be yours, in other words, and elements come and go based on the whims of the chefs and what’s available.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
• Then a conversation with a close friend, on a bit of a whim, spurred a visa application to the U.S.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
• There are digital nomads, artists and chefs who came on a whim and a shoestring.
  — Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
• SoCal charters target different species based on the season, the weather, and the whims of the fish.
  — Tom Fowlks, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
• Will Henriette end up with her true love, or be forced to wed at the whim of her family?
  — cleveland, 8 July 2022
• During their interview, on a whim, Prince asks Als to write a book with him; Als demurs.
  — Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2022
• To further play into the whim of the design, Carrie styled her long blonde hair into loose waves.
  — Good Housekeeping, 17 Sep. 2022
• What’s more, its adjustable copper-wire branches bend to your whims.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
• The heating element in the driver's seat worked at its whim, as did the side-mirror defrosters and the driving lights.
  — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 10 Mar. 2023
• Allison Lawler, 33, Googled her old college boyfriend on Valentine’s Day of this year on a whim.
  — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2022
• After high school, Isaac auditioned for Juilliard on a whim and got in.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2022
• This fight has never truly been about life vs. choice but rather the state’s power to make decisions for you and at their own whim.
  — Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• Meal prep does not work for my family as our schedules, and food whims, quickly change.
  — Bhg Editors, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
• But on respite night, they are encouraged to lead the way, buddies following their whims.
  — Linda Friedel, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• No father is immune to the whims of their children — including Dwyane Wade!
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024