impulses

Example Sentences

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"The US president has strong impulses that are not always easy to explain in terms of grand strategy," Clary says.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

There are more impulses and ideas than can be dramatically metabolized.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Slowing down the reporting cycle is a common-sense move that protects companies from short-termism — and investors from their own worst impulses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Are we still deserving of kindness when someone knows our darkest, most cruel impulses?

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Still, upon sudden impulses, just to play safe, I would abruptly move from one to another fifteen- to twenty-dollar-a- week room, always in my favorite 147th-150th Street area, just flanking Sugar Hill.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey