impulse
Example Sentences
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Not everyone is compelled to spend the extra money on a monogram for their jammies, but the impulse comes from the early days of life.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
I’m not sure we should reject the impulse to explore extreme ideas to stop global heating, since the current consensus seems to be doing next to nothing.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Yet the intellectual impulse behind it has not disappeared.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Those email promos are too good at winning over consumers — 72% of online shoppers have made an impulse purchase after seeing an advertised discount, according to Capital One Shopping.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
“It’s a means of determining the relative merits of propellants. By using the number denoting the specific impulse, calculations can be made to determine the exhaust velocity of a rocket and ultimately its overall performance.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing impulse
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"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
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