impressionable

Example Sentences

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But he carries the pathos of the impressionable idiot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Tommy Bui of Pacoima studied in the United Kingdom as an undergrad — “a very impressionable and long influential time of my life,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

Schools and parents have a vital role to play in "helping children identify positive role models and resist the manipulation too often used online to groom impressionable young minds," she added.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

But the outrage surrounding the Tates isn’t just about their influence on the minds of impressionable teenage boys.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2025

In the impressionable way of sons, I did not consider this rhetorically; I took him at his word.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer