How to Use mercurial in a Sentence

mercurial

adjective
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  • Thanks to his psalter and other books, the mercurial monarch’s thoughts are still very much alive.
    — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • So the guessing game is on: Who would best capture the essence of the mercurial, meme-loving tech mogul on the big screen?
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023
  • There’s a new wrinkle in the six-month-plus saga of Elon Musk’s mercurial attempt to buy Twitter.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Oct. 2022
  • That may be that Threads is not under the thumb of the right-leaning, mercurial mega-billionaire Musk.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 July 2023
  • Jamie is mercurial in the way everybody in Mammals wants to be or, by laws of nature, should be.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Twitter’s mercurial new boss may be out the door after less than two months on the job, if results of a Twitter poll go against him.
    — David Goldman, CNN, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The health risk posed by Freon was a more mercurial beast: an unknown unknown.
    — Steven Johnson, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Those extremes were reflective of Brenner's mercurial nature on and off the field for the club.
    — The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the Grizzlies have been a bit more mercurial.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • But Sinema has proven to be an elusive and mercurial figure since her election to the Senate in 2018.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 July 2022
  • Both men were symbols of change in L.A. rap; both worked together, and their rise was mercurial, solid, and hater-proof.
    — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2023
  • Neither one of us is very mercurial, and things somehow happened to get taken care of.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The mercurial wide receiver has been at the center of storylines around the Chiefs all season long.
    — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Christie’s lone season as a Spartan was a mercurial one.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2022
  • But for all of his achievements at the plate, the mercurial outfielder was not without his share of outlandish moments.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • John Quinn, the chair of the law firm where Spiro is a partner, said Spiro moves quickly and does not waste time — qualities that might fit well with Musk’s mercurial nature.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Now in her mid-twenties, Depp wears Tabi boots and dates rappers and stars in mercurial Sam Levinson dramas.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
  • His first three features are among the most mercurial dashes from the starting gates of any Hollywood director of the time.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Sinner won the tournament in the Netherlands for the loss of just one set, and that was to the vintage play of 37-year-old Gael Monfils, the mercurial French talent that never quite came to the party.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Twitter, which hadn’t put itself up for sale to begin with, is now taking a mercurial would-be owner to court.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 12 July 2022
  • Since taking the Twitter reigns, the mercurial billionaire has rolled out a laundry list of changes at the company.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Irving wants out of Brooklyn, a byproduct of the Nets’ lack of desire in signing the mercurial point guard to a long-term contract extension.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Their appeal is as mercurial as the children who covet them.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2023
  • For the leaders who oversee and work with these funds, this past summer was grueling and mercurial, yet in many ways still hopeful.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Rattler, the mercurial Oklahoma transfer, threw three touchdowns in the first quarter as the Gamecocks built a 21-7 lead.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The moment daisies open, The hour mercurial rainwater Makes a mirror for sparrows.
    — Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • For the remaining frigid days and the mercurial weather of spring, this hefty 15-oz sherpa fleece hoodie offers toasty comfort in and out to ensure you a good time in the outdoors.
    — Men's Health, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The mercurial billionaire has made only the vaguest of public statements about his plans for the company and its products.
    — Kevin Roose, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Here are eight books that seek to probe the heart and soul of Monroe: misunderstood, complex, mercurial, enigmatic, a star.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Villanelle is a very talented killer, mercurial in mood, who clings to the luxuries her job affords her.
    — Toby Grey, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022

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