impulse

In “Kitchen Confidential,” Bourdain describes his decision to head to Provincetown as an impulse motivated less by romantic desire than by general apathy.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Olmo must decide between fulfilling his duty or pursuing his age-appropriate impulse for fun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

It’s an admirable impulse — and one rooted in a genuine sense of civic duty.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

Their push to EVs was driven by an impulse to pursue a hot trend favored by investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

But we were missing an important number—the specific impulse of zincoshine.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

It’s meant to represent dueling impulses inside of him, he explains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 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

It’s no wonder that theater etiquette has declined when so many people are turning to their obsequious chatbots for validation of their worst impulses.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

Ammons reacted uneasily to Bloom’s praise and felt the critic failed to recognize his poetic impulses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

I had intended to, but I was beset by so many impulses that I could not act.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright