impulses
Example Sentences
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Adolescents already have a harder time than adults with planning ahead and controlling their impulses, because of the brain’s immature prefrontal cortex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The "stagflationary impulses from weaker foreign demand and higher domestic prices are going to be disproportionately felt by Canada," warned ING chief international economist James Knightley.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Examples can include speaking too loudly in a library or struggling to control impulses, difficulties that can occur with ADHD.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
It’s meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
But here among my own less inhibited people, I discovered it was simply letting your feet, hands and body spontaneously act out whatever impulses were stirred by the music.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
