Sentence examples for if capricious from inspiring English sources

Frank, a charming if capricious Irishman, talks about his life as a conman, "balanced somewhere between the absurd and the momentous".

And since January, when Mr Koizumi cut a seedy political deal to get rid of his popular, if capricious, foreign minister, his ratings have tumbled by half.Blame the PMA spent force, then?

A resourceful heroine and loyal (if capricious) friend, Hawa is also a connoisseur of local mores, and tartly observes the daily collision of this world with that of the European men among her boyfriends.

Literary fame is nothing if not capricious.

Frederick, however, proved to be just as demanding, if less capricious, than his father.

The hurricane suited what may be the last Cure concert in the United States, if the capricious Mr. Smith fulfills his latest threat to retire the brand name of a band that for many defines gloomy rock.

Along with the optional provisions are a whole slew of mandatory changes from notifying kin when a child is removed, to increased health care oversight and static school placements even if the capricious tide of foster care bounces a child from one group or foster home to the next.

AC/DC has been shrewd, if at times capricious, about the way it licenses its music.

The law should be clear, not capricious: if the government doesn't want people playing poker online, it ought to make it illegal and go after players.

Park staffs tend to be capricious if you arrive unannounced, without benefit of permit: Some days it's yes, some days it's no.

The twice-married Picasso was famous for mistresses, and in the film Marion Cotillard plays Adriana, a capricious, if melancholy stand-in for all of Picasso's lovers, models and muses.