Sentence examples for a whim from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a whim" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden desire or impulse to do something without much thought or planning.
Example: "She decided to take a trip to Paris on a whim, booking her flight just a few hours before departure."
Alternatives: "on a whim" or "in a moment of spontaneity".

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Not exactly a whim.

Just on a whim.

"It is not a whim".

I'm not a whim guy".

This sounds like a whim.

On a whim, she invited him.

"I applied on a whim," she said.

"I went off, really, on a whim".

They spend fortunes on a whim.

It could have just been a whim.

I entered on a whim.

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