impulses
Example Sentences
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But if you’re honest, you also loved watching the guy dumb enough to buy it fume over the futility of his impulses.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
But even if the country’s worst impulses still bubbled up, U.S. midfielder Tyler Adams described a sentiment around his team that might as well have summed up the whole tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
But it’s also a story about, say, how a creature’s loneliness might make him greedy and petulant, and how sometimes the best solution is to feed someone’s heart as opposed to their impulses.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
"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
A thought is made of hundreds of electrochemical impulses.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
