impressionability

Example Sentences

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“Just shy of the reality we now occupy, ‘The Atmospherians’ is full of visceral, often sickening emotion, as expressed through Sasha’s impulsive shifts in mood and impressionability.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Now, teaching students of the same age, she is mindful both of their potential and their impressionability.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2021

Bearing in mind the impressionability of a sleepy child’s psyche and the position of power the reader holds, often it borders on creepy indoctrination.

From The Guardian • Nov. 26, 2016

In the film’s early scenes, Watts’s character seems the very picture of a naïve, wannabe starlet, all can-do gumption crossed with wide-eyed impressionability.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2014

Mr. Schillings, owing to his great impressionability, remained long under the spell of Mr. von Osten's point of view.

From Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology by Pfungst, Oskar