Whims
[wɪmz]
Examples
- Captain Dufranne is willing to remain, and for my part I am perfectly willing, perfectly willing--as I always have been to humor your childish whims. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Queer, she said to herself, always queer, with her whims and her ways, ever since I can remember her. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Such whims are only impressive as we originate them, I think; they are not to be communicated. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It's more my fault than yours, for humouring her whims, and letting her be alone in such a place as this. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Wild and full of childish whims as Em'ly was, she was more of a little woman than I had supposed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- As Mrs. Weston observed, all young people would have their little whims. Jane Austen. Emma.
- However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Among other whims and fancies which they taught her there, they put some nonsense into her head about always wearing white. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies, _do_ divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Shirley, in spite of her whims and oddities, her dodges and delays, has an infatuated fondness for him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I have not been used to submit to any person's whims. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I have a singular opinion on this subject, which I will venture to communicate to you, though I doubt you will rank it among my whims. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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