impetuousness

Example Sentences

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In a Trompowsky, the impetuousness of youth costs Carlsen after 12.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Becoming a soldier is very much a choice for Nawi, whose impetuousness is both a strength and a weakness, one that Nanisca does her best to temper with a spirit of discipline and self-sacrifice.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2022

And the reason for daily briefings: “They tend to force decisions to get made in a sensible way — they reduce impetuousness and procrastination.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2020

Miranda is model-gorgeous but dressed carelessly; her demeanor is a mix of wryness, impetuousness, and tenderness.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 21, 2019

"It is upon a full year that her entertainments have been stopped, and I believe that she fareth the worse for the impetuousness of Prince Rupert her son, who is quite out of her government."

From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva