impetuous

Example Sentences

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"When you come on and your team is losing it gives you that extra impetuous to try and change it."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Julia, a successful businesswoman in textile design, knows that her father will be alarmed at this impetuous engagement and will want to make sure that Johnny isn’t a gold digger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

He distanced himself from his impetuous comments of recent weeks, when he described his season with Ferrari as "a nightmare" and said he was not looking forward to 2026.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

These qualities often result in impetuous and ill-considered actions and decisions.’

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2025

Sadly, however, we realized that the impetuous tangle with King’s would dry up our source of new experimental results.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson