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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This dreamy adult wondered if there might be something extra impressionable about a park that commits to one specific yarn.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Like the newly married, disillusioned Dorothea Brooke in George Eliot’s Middlemarch, the young, impressionable Joyce feels psychologically unmoored by his time in Rome.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
These are the series that draw Canadian advertisers and viewers, who are impressionable to marketing campaigns on both sides of the border.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 13 June 2025
The teamwork and support shown by characters like Fishlegs, Snotlout, Tuffnut, and Ruffnut displays the value of cohesiveness in the midst of differences–a great message for young, impressionable viewers.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Like the newly married, disillusioned Dorothea Brooke in George Eliot’s Middlemarch, the young, impressionable Joyce feels psychologically unmoored by his time in Rome.
—Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
These are the series that draw Canadian advertisers and viewers, who are impressionable to marketing campaigns on both sides of the border.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 13 June 2025
The teamwork and support shown by characters like Fishlegs, Snotlout, Tuffnut, and Ruffnut displays the value of cohesiveness in the midst of differences–a great message for young, impressionable viewers.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025
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“Impressionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impressionable. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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