UNPREDICTABLE in a Sentence

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The researcher has to have some idea of what he or she is looking for, even though the outcome may be unpredictable.

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 Meanings and Examples of UNPREDICTABLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
unpredictable
 a.  random; difficult to foretell or foresee
Classic Sentence:
1  She did not know why this should be, for he was such an unpredictable, callous person.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
2  He was too unpredictable to bother about and life was very pleasant--except when she thought of Ashley.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVIII
Example Sentence:
1  The weather there can be a bit unpredictable - one minute it's blue skies and the next minute it's pouring down.
2  Teaching computers to read and write has always foundered on the unpredictable human element in language.
3  The researcher has to have some idea of what he or she is looking for, even though the outcome may be unpredictable.
4  It also seemed to prove that science at its most exhilarating is unpredictable and downright surprising.
5  It changes the atmosphere, often in unpredictable ways.