FICKLE in a Sentence

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For FICKLE, below is one of 10 sentences:
As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.

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 Meanings and Examples of FICKLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
fickle
 a.  not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
Classic Sentence:
1  As usual, the fickle, unreasoning world took Muff Potter to its bosom and fondled him as lavishly as it had abused him before.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
2  He was disgusted with himself, surprised at his own fickleness, and full of a queer mixture of disappointment and relief that he could recover from such a tremendous blow so soon.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
3  Songs and proverbs, all talk of woman's fickleness.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
Example Sentence:
1  If the fickle into good forget, I think I'll more kind.
2  The group has been notoriously fickle in the past.
3  The weather here is notoriously fickle.
4  As long as they read, short but fickle.
5  Shoppers remain fickle and disloyal and are still shifting to retailers who offer the most immediate savings.
6  So far, sites have focused their attention on a younger demographic, which is finite, fickle and limited in expendable income.
7  The surveys will be used to divide publications into buckets to screen out likely peddlers of misinformation; it's also betting on the notoriously fickle news judgment of the masses.