How to Use impulsive in a Sentence

impulsive

adjective

• 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.
• The move has been impulsive and the stock is making new highs.
  — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
• Seems impulsive … Carter wants to be a cop?
  — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026
• 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
• 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
• Watch your tongue, though, on the 26th and try not to be impulsive.
  — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 July 2022
• With most rappers, the freestyle might read as impulsive.
  — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
• Megan seemed to take a more impulsive approach.
  — Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
• In hindsight, the whole process was impulsive.
  — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
• So, these impulsive artists took it upon themselves to try it out.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
• When the planet is in Aries, our spending will be impulsive and fast.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 7 Jan. 2022
• Plant said the attack did not appear impulsive.
  — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
• The ghosts of her pasts created a shy, impulsive but kind person.
  — Washington Post, 12 May 2021
• Vineyard’s lawyers said the teen was impulsive and immature even for his age.
  — oregonlive, 9 May 2020
• The Aries last quarter moon can make impulsive words feel loaded.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 17 July 2025
• While many items left at the grave are deeply meaningful and planned, others seem more impulsive.
  — courier-journal.com, 2 June 2021
• The 23rd is a time to enjoy—but to avoid being too impulsive.
  — Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
• The fire sign is known for its passion and impulsive behavior.
  — Glamour, 26 Mar. 2022
• Avoid making impulsive decisions in the first half of the week.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2020
• To make matters worse, Landon is her impulsive one-night stand.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• And the rats that had the gel applied to their skin were also less anxious and less impulsive, the study says.
  — Josh Magness, kansascity, 24 Mar. 2018
• 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
• Henry's son, the young and impulsive Prince Hal, is bro-ing down at the pub.
  — Ann Hornaday, Houston Chronicle, 30 Oct. 2019
• This was not an impulsive or random act of violence.
  — Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2026
• 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
• An impulsive move can backfire.
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
• The attacks were rarely sudden or impulsive.
  — Michael Brunker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
• 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