impulse

Example Sentences

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On impulse I told the pastor to wait and ran upstairs.

From Literature

In any case, it’s fully in keeping with the Founders’ aim of making the Senate a body that checks public impulses.

From The Wall Street Journal

Treasury yields continue to rise together, markets are likely pricing an inflationary impulse.

From MarketWatch

An impulse to run came over me, but I was frozen in place.

From Literature

“The longer the strait is impassable, the tighter commodity supply will become, thus the higher prices will likely go, and the greater the inflationary impulse that will follow,” the senior research strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal