impressionable
adjective
im·pres·sion·able
im-ˈpre-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 
: capable of being easily impressed
Examples of impressionable in a Sentence
The teacher was accused of forcing his political beliefs on impressionable teenagers.
The book had a profound effect on his impressionable young mind.
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After the talk, he was approached by a graduate student named Ian Mertz, who’d fallen in love with catalytic computing five years earlier after learning about it as an impressionable young undergrad.
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Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 30 Mar. 2025
Pandemics corrode citizens' faith in government — especially, and not surprisingly, among impressionable young people.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
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Before long, Henry has dripped poison in Dorian's ear — warning him of his beauty's impermanence — while Basil's unchanging snapshot of his youth has evoked a bitter envy in the impressionable young man.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Since the Ratliff family first arrived at the White Lotus’ Thailand hotel, overgrown frat guy Saxon’s (Patrick Schwarzenegger) relationship with his impressionable teenage brother Lochlan (Sam Nivola) was… charged, to say the least.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 30 Mar. 2025
Pandemics corrode citizens' faith in government — especially, and not surprisingly, among impressionable young people.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
Othello review: Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal shine in an otherwise shaky production
Before long, Henry has dripped poison in Dorian's ear — warning him of his beauty's impermanence — while Basil's unchanging snapshot of his youth has evoked a bitter envy in the impressionable young man.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Since the Ratliff family first arrived at the White Lotus’ Thailand hotel, overgrown frat guy Saxon’s (Patrick Schwarzenegger) relationship with his impressionable teenage brother Lochlan (Sam Nivola) was… charged, to say the least.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Impressionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impressionable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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