IMPRESSIONABLE in a Sentence

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Example sentences for IMPRESSIONABLE, such as:

1. He is in a highly impressionable state.
2. I just hoped that Richards would finally realize that people, especially impressionable kids, do indeed look up to him.

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 Meanings and Examples of IMPRESSIONABLE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
impressionable
 a.  readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional
Classic Sentence:
1  That she had done a grievous thing in taking an impressionable child to mould into the form that her wild resentment, spurned affection, and wounded pride found vengeance in, I knew full well.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XLIX
2  It's bad for children," said old Cotter, "because their minds are so impressionable.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE SISTERS
3  She was still in a state of highly-wrought impressionability, and every hint of the past sent a lingering tremor along her nerves.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 13
Example Sentence:
1  I just hoped that Richards would finally realize that people, especially impressionable kids, do indeed look up to him.
2  He is in a highly impressionable state.