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

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

I can sometimes get irrationally upset by movies with an incredible premise that is poorly executed.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2025

Daniel Kahnemann suggested that, on the contrary, they often act irrationally, based on instinct.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2024

Karl the Fog burned Rishi’s nose, and he felt suddenly, irrationally angry at a weather pattern.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon