irrationally

Example Sentences

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I found myself irrationally angry about the way T-Mobile convinced the Backstreet Boys to parody “I Want It That Way” with facile sloganeering.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

Needham’s Berg also notes that one pocket of software that has irrationally been swept up in the selloff this week is human-resources and payroll software.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Defending Rumiantsev, Sasha Wass KC described Trump as a "wholly unreliable witness" who was "irrationally jealous" of her client.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

If investors react impulsively, the people who benefit will be the professionals: the hedge funds, proprietary traders, and algorithmic funds who already dominate pre- and postmarket trading and can take advantage of irrationally priced assets.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

Doesn't she hear? as she stood before me in bewilderment, as though I were acting irrationally.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison