How do you use Mercurial in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like erratic or changeable, plus the exact meaning.
Mercurial in a sentence
Mercurial meaning
- Any of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua).
- A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury; hence, a person having an eloquent, quickwitted, furtive, or volatile character.
- A chemical compound containing mercury.
Synonyms of Mercurial
Using Mercurial
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua). | A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury; hence, a person having an eloquent, quickwitted, furtive, or volatile character. | A chemical compound containing mercury.
- Useful related words include: erratic, metallic element, roman deity, inferior planet.
- In the example corpus, mercurial often appears in combinations such as: the mercurial, his mercurial, and mercurial.
Context around Mercurial
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mercurial
- In this selection, "mercurial" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, contrast, titular, magnetic, offers, snap and best stand out and add context to how "mercurial" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after the mercurial nsw nationals and as a mercurial white man. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mercurial" sits close to words such as accrington, agonizing and allocates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mercurial
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Elon Musk is nothing if not mercurial. (7 words)
Her magnetic, mercurial performance anchors TimeLine’s portrait of Maria Callas. (11 words)
Even Russell knows his mercurial nature is a part of his identity. (12 words)
When there are an array of intriguing startups, who would want the hassle of working for someone as mercurial as Musk — or any of the other tech titans using workers as pawns(Opens in a new window) in their ongoing battle with organized labor? (44 words)
The mercurial middle was named Player of the Grand Final after helping the Neptunes topple Orange 5-4 to clinch the Peter Wilson Memorial tournament trophy – scoring two tries and creating another three for her teammates in a superb display. (40 words)
In addition, Disney+ subscribers can catch up on "Ahsoka," the brand new Star Wars series starring Rosario Dawson, and look forward to season two of "Loki," the acclaimed Marvel series starring Tom Hiddleston as the titular mercurial villain. (38 words)
When there are an array of intriguing startups, who would want the hassle of working for someone as mercurial as Musk — or any of the other tech titans using workers as pawns(Opens in a new window) in their ongoing battle with organized labor? (44 words)
Example sentences (20)
By contrast, Mercurial offers an extension mechanism, so that third-party code can be integrated directly into Mercurial and expand its functionality.
A Daniel Cohen goal edged the Jackas back in front with four minutes remaining, before Jordan Bade-Kennett kicked the sealer with a mercurial snap from the boundary line, with 90 seconds to go.
Dolly was at his mercurial best as he delivered an eye of the needle ball through to the on-rushing Du Preez, whose effort went agonisingly wide.
Elon Musk is nothing if not mercurial.
Even Russell knows his mercurial nature is a part of his identity.
Harvey - who has managed to keep his job despite the abuse allegations - was described as a 'mercurial white man' in Hillsborough County Public Schools, where he has taught students of color since the late 1990s.
In addition, Disney+ subscribers can catch up on "Ahsoka," the brand new Star Wars series starring Rosario Dawson, and look forward to season two of "Loki," the acclaimed Marvel series starring Tom Hiddleston as the titular mercurial villain.
It was expected that the mercurial Beale, capped 95 times by the Wallabies, might be given a fresh lease of life under Jones after being omitted from Dave Rennie's squad for the spring tour to Europe.
Overall won the seat a year ago after the mercurial NSW Nationals Leader and Deputy Premier John Barilaro suddenly resigned.
The Rebels gathered the rebound and put the ball in the hands of their mercurial freshman point guard.
When there are an array of intriguing startups, who would want the hassle of working for someone as mercurial as Musk — or any of the other tech titans using workers as pawns(Opens in a new window) in their ongoing battle with organized labor?
After being marmalised at Kensington Oval in the T20 World Cup by Head, Will Jacks shows his mettle and the lessons he has learned to restrict the mercurial left-hander to just a single with his off-breaks.
And Beijing is likely worried that any development that emboldens the mercurial regime in Pyongyang, like growing ties with Moscow, could destabilize its border along the Korean Peninsula.
Her magnetic, mercurial performance anchors TimeLine’s portrait of Maria Callas.
In the world of soccer, the mercurial talent of Diego Maradona casts a spell that defies description.
It's free (when you select the free option) and you don't have to deal with social media's mercurial algorithms to see my work.
Kennedy was a mercurial figure long before his run for president, and he has managed to amass more controversies during his 16-month-long quest for the White House.
The mercurial middle was named Player of the Grand Final after helping the Neptunes topple Orange 5-4 to clinch the Peter Wilson Memorial tournament trophy – scoring two tries and creating another three for her teammates in a superb display.
The mercurial Russian carved out the only break of the second set in the third game on his way to levelling the quarter-final.
The mercurial winger was once again a darting presence and if only there was someone who could get on the end of the many moments he created, especially late on in the game.
Common combinations with mercurial
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the mercurial 20×
- his mercurial 5×
- and mercurial 4×
- is mercurial 3×
- mercurial and 2×
- as mercurial 2×
- mercurial as 2×
- mercurial talent 2×
- mercurial character 2×
- mercurial personality 2×