Wondering how to use Fickle in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as volatile or inconstant.
Fickle meaning
- Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
- Changeable.
Synonyms of Fickle
Using Fickle
- The main meaning on this page is: Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable. | Changeable.
- Useful related words include: volatile, inconstant, erratic, mercurial.
- In the example corpus, fickle often appears in combinations such as: the fickle, is fickle, fickle and.
Context around Fickle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fickle
- In this selection, "fickle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, incredibly, thing, men and dictator stand out and add context to how "fickle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about how fickle men really and about the fickle finger of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fickle" sits close to words such as abbie, abort and adf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fickle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Before electric light, illumination was fickle. (6 words)
It’s about the fickle finger of fate. (8 words)
By definition, they’re fickle — and can swing either way at the last moment. (14 words)
A group of us were having this heated conversation about how fickle men really were and how ready they always were to have a fling whenever the opportunity presented itself, no matter how serious their current relationship was. (38 words)
Instant stardom in Indian cricket has often proved to be fickle and unnerving for talented individuals but Shubman Gill believes that having the right people around helped him immensely in maintaining the balance required in his heady journey. (38 words)
However, loyalty programs are not as rewarding as they used to be, as stamp collections have become a passé and the younger generation is much more fickle with where they spend their money. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Because memory is a fickle thing … so fickle, in fact, that Barbara Streisand sang a song essentially glorifying its fickleness way back in the ’70s.
A group of us were having this heated conversation about how fickle men really were and how ready they always were to have a fling whenever the opportunity presented itself, no matter how serious their current relationship was.
A successful reserve currency is based on trust, and most market actors won’t trust their wealth to a fickle dictator.
Because today, through trial, error and having lived a continuously bumpy life, I am aware how fickle this existence is, how quickly life can take a sinister turn.
Before electric light, illumination was fickle.
Far from falling back in love with gas, oil, and coal, the world clearly realized in 2022 that fossil fuels are an expensive and fickle trap.
Given the rather fickle vibe, do watch what you say today; a tendency to be a little dismissive of other people’s ideas and suggestions won’t go down well at all.
However, loyalty programs are not as rewarding as they used to be, as stamp collections have become a passé and the younger generation is much more fickle with where they spend their money.
Instant stardom in Indian cricket has often proved to be fickle and unnerving for talented individuals but Shubman Gill believes that having the right people around helped him immensely in maintaining the balance required in his heady journey.
It counted for nothing on a windswept court Philippe Chatrier, where the Russian seemed increasingly frustrated, arguing with the umpire and the fickle Paris crowd over a line call in the fourth set.
It’s about the fickle finger of fate.
Returning home, I attempted a re-write with deadline bearing down, but the fickle muse was on break.
Suddenly Biden and Trump are much more vulnerable than anyone knew, and the fickle non-partisan voter just wants a real candidate.
This wave can be fickle; it does not always break as the sand really needs to be in a prime location.
Will Smith on fickle nature of fame: “Fame is a unique monster and I’ve had to be really careful.
By definition, they’re fickle — and can swing either way at the last moment.
Fame and success have always been incredibly fickle, and Deborah doesn't take any moment lightly.
From start to end, the game flowed wickedly, initiative exchanging hands like the fickle weather in the tournament.
God doesn’t have to wait on my fickle human heart to see His goodness and give Him his rightful praise.
Humbling words to live by, but especially true in the restaurant world, where razor-thin margins and the fickle hand of fate make things even more dicey.
Common combinations with fickle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the fickle 16×
- is fickle 11×
- fickle and 10×
- be fickle 7×
- are fickle 7×
- fickle nature 6×
- how fickle 4×
- with fickle 4×
- fickle thing 3×
- and fickle 3×