How to use "whim" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "whim" in popular movie and book plots

  • Jimmy is released from prison and happy to be free so he decides on a whim to marry Mary.  - Hold That Woman!
  • Joel cautiously mentions the invitation to Miles, who dithers jealously then decides to take Stella himself, but on a whim invites Joel too.  - Crazy Sunday
  • Using a wheelchair, Orson (Kyle MacLachlan) continues to order Bree (Marcia Cross) around at his whim and refuses to let her give him a bath.  - How About a Friendly Shrink?
  • It is a battle of wits and bumbling whim to determine who gets to stay open, and who gets traded in.  - Trade In
  • One year after arriving in the human world he found an abandoned baby and on a whim decided to keep it.  - Hana to Akuma
  • Very soon Jerry is stealing money and murdering people, all at the whim of his new radio.  - Creepshow 3
  • The city proper consists of luxurious GML bubble homes which can change shape at the whim of their occupants, and anticipate their every need.  - Gladiator-At-Law
  • The next morning, she and Andrew Jordan become engaged, largely, it appears, on a whim of Celia's.  - Strong Medicine (novel)
  • On a whim he places an ad offering up his apartment for a housing swap.  - A Couch in New York
  • When the prince decides to run away on a whim he demands that Jemmy act as his servant during his journey.  - The Whipping Boy
  • The dealers are terrified to learn that they are dead; at the whim of Simms their guns burn red hot, forcing the dealers to drop them.  - Tales from the Hood
  • Finally, one day, Carla expresses a sudden whim to see Augusta.  - Zeno's Conscience
  • Bunny" ice cream van, he follows it under a railway bridge on a whim and when the van stops, purchases an ice cream cone.  - Comfort and Joy (1984 film)
  • Herod reluctantly beheads John on a whim of his stepdaughter, Salome, who despises him.  - King of Kings (1961 film)
  • Over the years, her position rises and falls on the whim of her father.  - Young Bess
  • Nelly and Edgar begin to pander to her every whim to prevent her from becoming ill again.  - Wuthering Heights

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