on impulse
Example Sentences
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She saves more now; she pared back on impulse shopping; most of her leftover income goes toward healthcare costs like orthodontics to help her breathe better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
She did some moves that were pretty irrational, and she would have times where she would act on impulse, and it became more and more unstable and unsafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
"Claire's was particularly vulnerable because it relied on physical stores in shopping centres and depended more heavily on impulse buys, which are rarer today with the rise of online shopping," he says.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
To confirm that the animals were truly engaging in reasoning rather than reacting on impulse, the researchers used tightly controlled experiments combined with computational modeling.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025
She pretended to strut around, and, on impulse, he raised the Polaroid and took a picture.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
