impressionable

Example Sentences

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“Are you going to go after alumni who have been calling it Memorial Stadium? No. So you didn’t focus on that. You focused on people that could be more impressionable, and it worked.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Instead she holds forth on her cosmopolitan travels and philosophy of life, forming a close bond with a handful of impressionable students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 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

Dread and distrust had already become a daily part of my being and my memory grew sharp, my senses more impressionable; I began to be aware of myself as a distinct personality striving against others.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright