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Discover LudwigThe 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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