impulse
Example Sentences
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"That was just the impulse for all of us to dream big."
From Barron's
But accepting that “where they are” is a degraded information ecosystem designed to reward the worst impulses in human nature means admitting that there is no possibility of rebuilding something more substantive.
From Salon
That means there’s something to be pondered in the widespread impulse among the “Ted Lasso” faithful to replay the entire season right after they’ve seen it for the first time.
From Salon
I’ve been spending a lot of time wondering where this new impulse comes from.
On impulse, one of the men went inside for a shovel, and he and his friend began digging up sidewalk stones with the idea of making a little garden.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.