impulsive
Example Sentences
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Kimberly-Clark isn’t being impulsive or particularly trendy here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“This was not impulsive conduct or a momentary lapse in judgment,” prosecutors said in a sentencing memo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
For Layla, those impulsive decisions are all too familiar.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“I sometimes would cite Greenspan as being a little quicker to move and a little more impulsive and maybe more willing to take a surprise move,” Bullard said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
He lacked the impulsive character of his fiancée, and he considered respect for one’s given word as a wealth that should not be squandered.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing impulsive
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