impulse
Example Sentences
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It could be argued that the Surrealist impulse—primitive, mysterious, downright weird—isn’t modern but as old as art itself.
In typical cases, the exposure damages the brain’s frontal lobe, which slows cognition, impairs impulse control, restricts dopamine production and affects mood.
Medical imaging of adolescent brains shows structural changes in areas involved in impulse control and decision-making.
As competitive as he is, as intense as he can be, he knows how to keep his impulses from compromising his team’s long-term objectives.
From Los Angeles Times
While our impulse buys might juice the bottom line in the short run, all the resulting returns, complaints and overall customer dissatisfaction can hurt a business by eroding our trust in it.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
