How to Use impulsive in a Sentence

impulsive

adjective
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  • She made an impulsive decision to quit her job.
  • He needs to learn to control his impulsive behavior.
  • She's impulsive and often does things that she later regrets.
  • Watch your tongue, though, on the 26th and try not to be impulsive.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 July 2022
  • Henry's son, the young and impulsive Prince Hal, is bro-ing down at the pub.
    — Ann Hornaday, Houston Chronicle, 30 Oct. 2019
  • On the flip side, fire signs can be quite impulsive due to their need to act quickly.
    — Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The 23rd is a time to enjoy—but to avoid being too impulsive.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
  • An impulsive desire to get a point across could cause a rift with a friend or loved one.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 20 Aug. 2020
  • That’s not to say that jumping in is wrong or impulsive.
    — Michella Oré, Glamour, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Try to keep the impulsive power of Aries down a bit and maybe think once or twice about your impulse.
    — Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Team Flash tells Frost to lay low, but the impulsive meta ignores them and tries to clear her name on her own.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The second theme, Andrew, that jumped out to me is that Putin is impulsive.
    — CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • When the planet is in Aries, our spending will be impulsive and fast.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The petite, 15-year-old Cleveland girl was sassy, impulsive, and cute as could be.
    — Phillip Morris, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Avoid making impulsive decisions in the first half of the week.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2020
  • The role of an impulsive president is not yet part of the comedy, so far as is known.
    — David Montgomery, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Kevin relates to Jerry in many ways: the impulsive moves, leading with his heart, wanting to do the right thing.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 19 May 2021
  • Whereas Trump is a Trumpist—all about himself all the time, and very impulsive.
    — Brian Bennett, Time, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The bulk of this eruption was a collection of impulsive bursts, each just tens of seconds long.
    — Robin George Andrews, National Geographic, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Well, how about putting the most impulsive part of your psyche on display for the whole neighborhood?
    — Johanna Gohmann, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The most poignant and the most impulsive reasons to travel bundled into one.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2020
  • Ediana recounted an impulsive trip to the beach that left her skin red and sunburned for the better part of a year.
    — Juhi Varma, Houston Chronicle, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Be ready to remain enigmatic and to avoid impulsive actions near the 23rd.
    — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
  • While many items left at the grave are deeply meaningful and planned, others seem more impulsive.
    — courier-journal.com, 2 June 2021
  • The ghosts of her pasts created a shy, impulsive but kind person.
    — Washington Post, 12 May 2021
  • Rather than make an impulsive purchase, think it through unless the item might not be available in the future.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Vineyard’s lawyers said the teen was impulsive and immature even for his age.
    — oregonlive, 9 May 2020
  • On the flip side, there is an impetuous and impulsive nature to the angel number 555.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Following Tony’s death, the act of freezing the curry was initially an impulsive decision.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • But a look back at his life also turns up episodes of impulsive decision making and possible financial mismanagement.
    — Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025

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