Example sentences for: whimsy

How can you use “whimsy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • They seem to be a mainstay of condominium resorts like The Margate at Winnepesaukee a Premier Lakes Region Resort (which suggests ownership); Winterberry a Resort Village; and Moon Ridge a Point of View , which contains a nice whimsy.

  • She constantly embellishes her stories and everyday conversation with nonsensical, made-up whimsy that she expects people to take at face value.

  • "Though it sets out to explain why this marriage is worth saving, [it] could prompt even single members of the audience to file for divorce" (Maslin, the New York Times ). Its main defect: Although the movie tries for the same combination of whimsy and insight Reiner captured in When Harry Met Sally ...

  • Lexicographic Quirks and Whimsy

  • Donald Lyons of the Wall Street Journal says that "Parker lacks the whimsy and stupid Lucille Ball-like humor" to pull it off.


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