arbitrarily decide
Frequency: 6.82.1 per million words
Used when making a decision based on personal whim rather than logic or evidence.
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- The judge was criticized for seeming to arbitrarily decide the length of the sentence.
- The manager seemed to arbitrarily decide who got a bonus.
- A manager cannot just arbitrarily decide to fire an employee without a valid reason.
- The new rules were arbitrarily decided without any public input.
- The government shouldn't arbitrarily decide which businesses receive funding.
- He arbitrarily decided to quit his job and travel the world.
- He seemed to arbitrarily decide who to invite to his party, which upset some friends.
- A judge cannot arbitrarily decide a case based on personal feelings.
- If you arbitrarily decide on a budget, you will likely run out of money quickly.
- Why did they arbitrarily decide to change the project's deadline?
- One cannot simply arbitrarily decide the rules of the game as one goes along.
- The system appears to arbitrarily decide which users get access first.
- The committee was accused of arbitrarily deciding the winner without clear criteria.
- The colonial powers arbitrarily decided the borders of many modern nations.
- The king would often arbitrarily decide the fate of his subjects based on his mood.
- We shouldn't arbitrarily decide on such an important matter.
- The researcher was careful not to arbitrarily decide which data points to include in the study.
- Instead of analyzing the data, she arbitrarily decided on a course of action.
- Why did you arbitrarily decide on a 10% discount? Is there any data to support it?
- If you arbitrarily decide to ignore the guidelines, you will face the consequences.