involuntary impulse
Example Sentences
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But when he reached the farther corner some involuntary impulse turned him back.
From Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts by Stellman, Louis J. (Louis John)
She glanced proudly at him once more, as by an involuntary impulse, and with a swelling breast rejoined, 'If what you say be true, he takes much needless trouble, sir, to compass his design.
From Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty by Dickens, Charles
Nor was it exactly a desire that counselled him to this act; but a sort of involuntary impulse, such as the bird feels to approach the serpent that would destroy it.
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Reid, Mayne
Yes No 75 76 Might an involuntary impulse impel one to be malicious?
From Stanford Achievement Test, Ed. 1922 Advanced Examination, Form A, for Grades 4-8 by Kelley, Truman Lee
They did not walk towards it with the light brisk step of men who had hopes of success; but rather mechanically, as if yielding to a sort of involuntary impulse.
From The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains by Reid, Mayne
