irrationally

Example Sentences

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The most important lesson from that irrationally exuberant time is that overvaluation can lead to below-average returns for years — and even decades.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

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

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

"The rational world is behaving irrationally by giving him this welcome," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

Humans, I’d noticed, seem to be irrationally fond of dogs, and I could see why a puppy would be easier to cuddle with than, say, a gorilla.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate