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• The bag can shift from a backpack to a tote should your needs happen to change on a whim.
  — Hannah Selinger, wsj.com, 1 Oct. 2023
• That may prove beneficial to those who book a trip to the Paris Olympics on a whim.
  — Solcyré Burga, TIME, 10 July 2024
• Biden has come in before on a whim, unannounced, ABC News was told.
  — Maryalice Parks, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2023
• Again, to be clear, there’s no basis in this notion that Texas could ditch its ties to the United States on a whim.
  — TIME, 1 Feb. 2024
• Users of Meta products are accustomed to the apps being tweaked on a whim.
  — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024
• Brooks Keebey, of Salem, bought $10 worth of Powerball tickets on a whim.
  — oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
• The two decide to throw caution to the wind and get married on a whim, leading to a whirlwind of emotions.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• Most people aren’t going to go out and drop a sizable chunk of change on a thermal scope on a whim.
  — Amanda Oliver, Field & Stream, 21 Mar. 2024
• As for the name Jasper, Brad admitted that it was decided more on a whim.
  — Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
• Many have bought headphones or music downloads, gas to drive places on a whim or, like Lee, fast food.
  — Patrick O'Donnell, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2023
• But reading the pilot, Culkin felt drawn to Roman and submitted tapes for that part on a whim.
  — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
• During their interview, on a whim, Prince asks Als to write a book with him; Als demurs.
  — Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2022
• After high school, Isaac auditioned for Juilliard on a whim and got in.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2022
• This way, people who are simply walking by can decide to take part on a whim.
  — Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
• The tenant signed the contract, only to leave the property a few months later out of fear that the agency could evict him again on a whim.
  — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2024
• The two decided to drive out from Thousands Oaks on a whim earlier that day.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• The two decided to drive out from Thousands Oaks on a whim earlier that day.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• And many of them were nice enough to, on a whim, crash a high school prom becoming the main players in a legendary night at Eastern Greene High.
  — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
• Matthew, enviably at home in his skin, works in private equity and can fly to Paris on a whim.
  — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2024
• Abortions that late in pregnancy are not allowed on a whim.
  — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
• Kagi The prospect of paying for a search engine might seem odd if you’re used to unlimited Googling on a whim.
  — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
• Wanting to pick up a sport, Maiya started playing basketball two years ago on a whim.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
• Almost on a whim, Paul accepts, and small transgressions soon give way to larger ones.
  — The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
• Almost on a whim, Paul accepts, and small transgressions soon give way to larger ones.
  — The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
• But many of its customers are people spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a year at the store, who can buy the entire place out on a whim.
  — thehustle.co, 10 May 2024
• So on a whim, Tempesta buys, sight unseen, a house in her mother’s native Sainte-Colombe, France.
  — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2024
• Even the most hardened fashion editor isn’t immune to the joy of a novelty purchase scored for a dime on a whim.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 23 July 2024
• Studio executives don’t drop by on a whim, to see how things are coming along.
  — David Owen, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022
• Six storage receptacles and a queen-size bed were tucked away in the ceiling, ready to be summoned downward on a whim with the push of an iPhone button.
  — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
• Much of the crowd was timid but curious — like Laura Rojo-Eddy, who decided on a whim to fly out from Texas.
  — Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024